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P.S. I said yes to this fully expecting an hour of "So Femi, the Brexit Party won, so a second referendum is dead?"
1⃣ In concrete terms, a huge Brexit Party victory doesn't achieve anything, for the reasons I outlined below a few weeks ago.
1⃣ In concrete terms, a huge Brexit Party victory doesn't achieve anything, for the reasons I outlined below a few weeks ago.
2⃣ The most likely consequence of a massive Brexit Party victory is that we leave with the deal that's been that's been negotiated. #EUelectionResults
3⃣
▪️MPs can't vote for a deal they know both their remain & leave voters will punish them for at the next election
▪️They know that even the Brexiteers who back no-deal now, once they start losing jobs, they'll be screaming "We didn't vote for this. You promised us a good deal"
▪️MPs can't vote for a deal they know both their remain & leave voters will punish them for at the next election
▪️They know that even the Brexiteers who back no-deal now, once they start losing jobs, they'll be screaming "We didn't vote for this. You promised us a good deal"
4⃣Therefore the only way politicians can protect their own careers from the damage of actually making a decision over Brexit is to shift responsibility to the people.
It's been that way since November.
#EUelectionResults
It's been that way since November.
#EUelectionResults
