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1/ Hello MPs 👋
2/ Today you get to vote on the PM’s Withdrawal Agreement.
I don’t, nor do millions of others.
But you do
I don’t, nor do millions of others.
But you do
3/ It is squeaky bum time and you need to ask yourself does the deal benefit the UK?
4/ Should you vote for it because it stops “no deal”?
No. Because the ECJ made clear the UK can remain in the EU. So even if you vote the deal down you have a safeguard
No. Because the ECJ made clear the UK can remain in the EU. So even if you vote the deal down you have a safeguard
5/ A safeguard is a good thing given most of you voted to give the PM power to invoke article 50 with no plan or safeguards.
6/ Should you vote for it because Brexit must be delivered at any cost?
No.
Vote Leave and Leave EU broke electoral law
Russia interfered in the referendum
The referendum was advisory
No.
Vote Leave and Leave EU broke electoral law
Russia interfered in the referendum
The referendum was advisory
7/ Should you vote for the deal to take control of our laws, money and borders?
No!
No!
8/ Borders - we are outside Schengen - we already control our borders
9/ What is meant by controlling borders is controlling EU immigration.
Free movement is not an unfettered right. Read article 7 of Directive 38/2004.
Free movement is not an unfettered right. Read article 7 of Directive 38/2004.
10/ EU migration is critical to the functioning of this country.
We need teachers, nurses, doctors.
We need teachers, nurses, doctors.
11/ Remember by limiting freedom of movement you limit the rights and opportunities of 65 million UK citizens.
Are you willing to take that away from each of us?
Are you willing to take that away from each of us?
12/ Laws - the UK was always sovereign as the Government’s Brexit white paper made clear.
In fact we maximised our sovereignty by being able to influence the laws of 27 Member States and other countries with whom the EU did trade deals
In fact we maximised our sovereignty by being able to influence the laws of 27 Member States and other countries with whom the EU did trade deals
13/ But the Withdrawal deal means we will have to follow laws set by other countries with the UK having no say.
Voting for the deal would be a loss of sovereignty
Voting for the deal would be a loss of sovereignty
14/ Money - all government analyses show the UK will be worse off.
Remember being in the EU costs each of us 37p each day.
Remember being in the EU costs each of us 37p each day.
15/ The UK would, rightly, pay its financial liabilities under the deal but what is not clear is what the future cost will be.
Why is that relevant?
Why is that relevant?
16/ The Withdrawal deal offers no certainty over the terms of our future deal with the EU (reason enough to vote it down)
17/ As we negotiate future terms we will have to decide to what extent we align our laws with the EU, the USA or China.
Given only @LiamFox gets excited about chlorinated chicken, we will align with the EU
Given only @LiamFox gets excited about chlorinated chicken, we will align with the EU
18/ If we align with the EU we may as well go for the best access we can.
That will cost us money.
Do you know how much?
I don’t. But you can be sure we will pay more for less than we have now
That will cost us money.
Do you know how much?
I don’t. But you can be sure we will pay more for less than we have now
19/ Which is exactly the position millions of EU citizens in the UK are in.
They will all have to pay more for less rights in a vain attempt to keep things the same.
That is a shitty position to be in.
They will all have to pay more for less rights in a vain attempt to keep things the same.
That is a shitty position to be in.
20/ Now that we have lanced the myths of control of our money, laws and borders and taken into account electoral cheating, what else should you think about?
21/ How does the deal improve the UK’s geopolitical status and security?
The answer is in tweet 22
The answer is in tweet 22
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23/ How does voting for the deal allow you to focus on tackling the UK’s domestic problems?
24/ It does not.
The UK will spend years negotiating a future deal with the EU and other countries with whom the EU has a trade deal will wait to see that deal before doing their own with the UK
The UK will spend years negotiating a future deal with the EU and other countries with whom the EU has a trade deal will wait to see that deal before doing their own with the UK
26/ You should not vote for a deal that is bad for the UK when remaining in the EU is clearly a superior deal and is still available to you to choose as an option
27/ Ah but that would not deliver the vote in 2016 I hear you say?
Well you should have though if that before triggering a two year clock with no plan.
The blame lies with you for this predicament
Well you should have though if that before triggering a two year clock with no plan.
The blame lies with you for this predicament
28/ And if remaining is unpalatable for you and you dare not risk no deal then what? Should you vote the deal that I have shown is bad?
29/ No!
Put it back to the people.
If no deal is not an option and the deal is the best Withdrawal Agreement available then the public should vote between that deal and remain
Put it back to the people.
If no deal is not an option and the deal is the best Withdrawal Agreement available then the public should vote between that deal and remain
30/ After all if the public go for the deal then the deal will have public approval.
If they don’t, then they don’t want it.
What is undemocratic about that?
If they don’t, then they don’t want it.
What is undemocratic about that?
31/ After all how many people do you know when voting to leave or indeed remain voted for a 585 page deal that leaves the UK worse off in all respects?
