May has to stick to her guns and deliver on ‘Brexit means Brexit’ promise
ON JULY 13 Theresa May stood outside Number 10 as our new Prime Minister and promised us that “Brexit means Brexit”.
Ever since she has continued to make all the right noises, portraying herself as the determined figure we need to get Britain out of the EU on the best possible terms. She has come across as a leader with sound morals and steely resolve, a woman of integrity who understands the fundamental importance of our democracy and of respecting the will of the people.
Putting the three Brexiteers – Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox – at the heart of Government has further reassured those who worried that a Prime Minister who had backed Remain might seek to overturn the referendum result. However, we must remember that in Westminster talk is cheap.
As Home Secretary Mrs May issued plenty of tough rhetoric on immigration while presiding over record numbers of people coming to Britain. And although we have heard lots of strong words from her on the importance of leaving the EU we still know little about the Government’s plans for making Brexit happen.
We do know what the Daily Express and the people of Britain want to see – the return of border controls, the end of Brussels laws taking supremacy over our own and no more extortionate membership fees. Now Mrs May needs to assure us that when she sits down at the negotiating table there will be no compromise on these terms.
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The Prime Minister is surrounded by politicians and peers still desperate for us to stay in the EU. They will be out to make life hell for the Government by doing all they can to frustrate the Brexit process. Mrs May has to stick to her guns and deliver on her promises. She should be under no illusion: when it comes to Brexit the reality must match the rhetoric.
There can be no backsliding. The referendum result was conclusive and the wishes of the electorate have been made crystal clear. This newspaper – on behalf of the more than 17 million people who voted Leave in June – will be watching closely.