Brexit and my MP - Part 9

The Rt Hon Anne Milton MP

House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA

26 March 2017

Dear Ms Milton

With Mrs May promising to trigger Article 50 this week amid increasing talk of “no deal being better than a bad deal” I simply have to write again to plea for some sanity to prevail.

This hard Brexit that the country now appears to be facing seems to me to be nothing short of a monumental case of national hara-kiri. We appear to be hurtling towards a “solution” with no special single market access, no bespoke customs union, no free trade deal with the 27 – just crashing into trying to cope with WTO rules? For what? Simply to reject freedom of movement? Certainly 16.2M “Remain” voters do not want this. I doubt that many of the 17.4M “Leave” voters thought that this is what they were going to get.

This weekend 27 nations celebrated 60 years of unparalleled peace, security and prosperity in Europe to which the UK is sticking a metaphorical two fingers in the air. Why? What is to be gained?

Mrs May has promised a Britain that works for all. In reality she is presiding over a government that is dividing the nation further. She may even be bringing about the complete sundering of the Union.

This Brexit is nothing but a disaster in the making.

Already we have carmakers demanding special protection because they fear the increased tariffs they will face.

Other industries are following suit.

The NHS and social services face losing irreplaceable staff.

Banks and other financial institutions are considering relocation for passporting rights.

Airlines fearing the loss of open skies agreements are considering similar moves.

We have suggestions that drug trials protection might be watered down.

There are influential members of Parliament suggesting that environmental protection should be relaxed.

Funds of academic research look to be in jeopardy.

Every householder in the country faces higher food and fuel prices.

They also face the prospect of continuing stagnation in wages.

And, dare I say it, increased, regressive taxation is clearly flavour of the month.

Over the years your activities as MP for Guildford have suggested to me that you are firmly of the “one-nation” tradition of conservatism. Are you not appalled at the Little Englander, hard-Brexiter hijacking of your party?

Once again, I plead for you to use to influence to inject sanity into this disastrous process.

Yours sincerely