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Norman Lamb

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Brexit and the Liberal Democrats

Under new leader Jo Swinson, the Liberal Democrats have changed their policy.  They will now campaign for a future majority Liberal Democrat Government to cancel Brexit without a second referendum.  Prior to achieving this intended majority, their position seems to be unchanged, i.e. they will continue to campaign for a second referendum.  They would also continue to make it as difficult as possible for the present Conservative Government to negotiate a good deal consistent with the first referendum, although they wouldn’t put it this way.  There’s more on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49706643

A minority of Liberal Democrats believe that, even with a parliamentary majority, the second referendum should still take place.  Norman Lamb MP said “If we take this to the very limit in a situation where one side is vanquished entirely, I think there’s a real danger that we break the social contract in our country.”  These words sound fine and democratic, but they are grossly misleading.  In their second referendum, the Liberal Democrats would offer only two options: Remain and Leave in Name only, although they wouldn’t put it this way.

Also Jo Swinson and her supporters have left unanswered an important question.  Almost no one is currently mentioning the negotiations under then Prime Minister David Cameron with the EU27 prior to June 2016.  The EU27 made a few concessions including exempting the UK from “ever closer union”, although what this meant has always been unclear. 

These concessions lapsed when we voted Leave, but would the Liberal Democrats seek to reinstate them?  In my view, they could probably achieve this, but they need to make their policy clear to the electorate before the next general election.

(16/09/2019)

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