And only Theresa May, who arguably has done more than any of her predecessors to destroy the United Kingdom’s hopes of leaving the European Union, is not campaigning fiercely to defy the wishes of the public.
Sir John Major, responsible for getting Britain back on track with Europe after a wobbling Margaret Thatcher declared ‘no, no, no’ to greater integration and paid the price in 1990, is the latest to offer unwanted advice to Boris Johnson’s Government.
Sir John, presumably knighted for his cringing loyalty to The Crown rather than his love for cricket and Edwina Currie, was very vocal in his backing for Remain during the 2016 referendum and has scarcely wasted any opportunity to put the boot in.
His latest comments come in the light of Boris Johnson daring to prorogue Parliament presumably to prevent the strongly Remain dominated House of Commons from ruling out leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
In a delicious unacknowledged irony, he has warned that the Prime Minster could use a form of ‘chicanery’ to avoid the implications of the so-called Benn Bill which requires him to beg the EU for an extension he manifestly doesn’t want unless Parliament agrees a deal.
Quite how the use of an Order of Council to avoid the legislation is any more outrageous than Parliament making a law against the wishes of the Government is anyone’s guess.
But, there again, this is the Prime Minister who last prorogued Parliament for his own ends, so he has very little to stand on...Read The Full Article Here>>>...