Brexiteers almost lost everything now they have almost won everything
It is hard to underestimate how close this country came to throwing away the 2016 referendum result
24 December 2020 • 5:30pm
In April 2019, it seemed all was lost. Almost three years after the referendum, Theresa May’s wobbling Government initiated negotiations with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party to achieve a non-Brexit Brexit. The talks were founded on the principle of surrendering our trade policy to the European Union as a member of a customs union, while acquiescing to EU regulations.
It is hard to underestimate how close this country came to throwing away the 2016 referendum result. As deadline after deadline was missed, those who lost the referendum received more and more concessions. From European Court of Justice oversight to commitments to remain chained to the EU’s failed economic model – a virtual colony trapped within the Brussels regulatory orbit. On this side of the Channel, Brexiteers