He quotes Paddy Ashdown: “You either believe in democracy or you don’t.”
We were lectured by most of the leading politicians of the day, huge numbers of economists and businesspeople, and the leader of the Free World.
They will debate. They may even ask the Commons to look again. But the Bill will pass.
He warns the House of Lords that amending the Article 50 Bill would exceed their constitutional remit.
The former EU Commissioner warned the Lords of the costs of Brexit.
“Attempts to refight that referendum are a great mistake.”
The then Prime Minister’s deal was scarely mentioned by either campaign during the referendum – but had a decisive effect on the result none the less.
Phenomenal progress has been made to halt and begin to reverse its spread. Sustaining our efforts now is vital.
The Mayor of London lists ’privileged access to a single market’, and ‘the continued ability to attract talent’.
He says Open Britain asked him to because ‘many’ referendum voters had ‘no idea of the terms on which the Government would decide to leave the EU’.
They are holding up a hankerchief to test how strongly the Remain wind is blowing.
The correct response to its aftermath and to Blair’s speech is not to refight old battles, but to build a positive relationship with the Union from the outside.