Dear Sir,
The last thing I want to see happen is another EU referendum. What I do want to see is a people’s vote on the final Brexit deal negotiated between the British government and the EU. That deal will set the country’s economic prospects for decades to come.
The irony is, all the economic impact assessments, including the government’s own, state that it is the Brexit areas such as the North East which will be hit the hardest. I and my colleagues who are calling for a People’s vote on the deal simply argue that since the Brexit is the most important issue facing the British people since the Second World War, they should have the final say on the terms of the deal. After all, it is not only us but our children and grandchildren that will have to face the consequences. I believe therefore the request is reasonable.
Some argue that such a demand is thwarting the will of the people and is undemocratic. But how can wanting to give people a vote be thwarting their will and be against democracy. It is as if democracy ended on June 23rd 2016. It didn’t. There was a General Election last year. The government fought the election on a Brexit platform. As a result they lost their majority and people said ‘no’ to a hard Brexit.
Both the Tories and Labour are split. The cabinet can’t agree. The House of Lords keep defeating the Government. Jacob Rees-Mogg is the poster boy for the Brexit cause. I don’t know about you, but that frightens the life out of me.
So I definitely believe the people should have a final vote on the deal. It’s in their interest to make the final decision because, unlike Jacob Rees-Mogg, the vast majority are not wealthy enough to weather failure.
Phil Wilson M.P.
