Dear Mrs Milton,
My previous email to you was sent before the government
announced details of its no-deal contingency plans. These can be seen as
nothing but complete and utter admissions of failure.
3,500 troops on standby!
A dedicated NHS ‘plane!
Space rationing on cross-channel ferries!
Emergency purchases of ‘fridges for the NHS!
Expenditure £4.2bn!
These are not the action of a “responsible government”; they
are the knee jerks of a rabbit in the headlights. Why on earth is the
government even contemplating a no-deal exit? It would constitute a massive act
of self-inflicted harm. And it is one that is totally avoidable by a simple
announcement that the government will not let it happen by pledging to extend
or rescind Article 50 should there be a failure in Parliament, as seems likely,
to approve the Prime Minister’s interim deal.
How can you bear to be associated with this shambles?
I suggest that now is the time for all right-thinking MPs to
take action to avoid this potential catastrophe. If Parliament is really unable
to come to any sensible agreement then, much as I dislike the idea of a further
referendum (my earlier communications about the nature of a representative
democracy refer), then the only route out of this mess is to put the deal to
the people; with Remain as an alternative.
I urge you to do all you can to obtain this outcome. If you
feel your Minister of State position is an impediment then there is a simple
solution: resign. If pressure from your party colleagues would similarly put a
block on action then resign the whip. But, please, have at the forefront of
everything you do the best interests of the country in general and of your
constituents in particular.
Yours sincerely
Richard Bawden
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