PM Leaves At Last

I am unable to share Mrs May’s tears and, I’m sorry to say, that her legacy will be entirely negative.  The opportunity cost, which is great both in economic and reputational terms, of the UK failing to leave the EU in a timely and orderly manner is entirely down to the failure of her leadership.  Let us hope that the new leader ensures that the new plan is practicable before launching into premature promises.  Obviously, we should only be able to negotiate a better deal if were clear that we were prepared to walk away so let us hear no more BBC talk of cliff edges, crashing out and reckless gambles.  As John Redwood says, “a new PM just has to ensure Parliament does not legislate to keep us in. Government has plenty of powers to do just that, which Mrs May declined to use last time because she had herself decided she wanted to delay our exit if she could not have her way and sign the Agreement.”