Will outrageous EU interference in British democracy ever finish? European Parliament’s beastly bid to dam Brexit

If Commons Speaker John Bercow and the EU bypass the British authorities to power a Brexit extension, it will likely be a constitutional outrage: an unacceptable interference with British democracy.

Whereas the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli was in London on Tuesday to satisfy with the British prime minister to debate Brexit, he took an unpublicised cease en route. He additionally met with John Bercow, the supposedly-neutral Speaker of the Home of Commons, to debate how greatest to frustrate a no-deal Brexit.

The European Union has kind for this sort of interference. They’ve rejected referendums prior to now in Denmark, Eire, the Netherlands and France – both ignoring the outcome (repackaging the European Structure because the Lisbon Treaty) or forcing individuals to vote once more. They merely ignored the Greek ‘No’ on austerity. We shouldn’t be stunned at EU makes an attempt to overturn the democratic voice of the individuals in a referendum, particularly given the actions of British pro-EU MEPs – who’ve tried to sabotage Brexit all through.

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By no means thoughts the truth that centuries of custom and precedent demand that the Speaker of the Home of Commons stay neutral, a impartial referee of proceedings. Maybe the president of the European Parliament fails to know that distinction, on condition that the European Parliament way back deserted any pretence of getting a impartial referee.

All through the negotiations, the European Union has insisted that the rulebook should all the time prevail – however they refer solely to the EU’s rulebook. They’re fairly glad to frustrate the need of the British individuals and throw the UK’s structure out the window. The European Union is merely confirming what we’ve recognized all alongside: that it solely values democracy when democracy delivers an EU-approved end result.The distinction this time is that it wasn’t only a grubby backroom assembly. The EU aspect are actually so emboldened that they didn’t cover the talks. The truth is, the president of the European Parliament introduced that the encounter had taken place. They even went as far as to place out a press launch reporting it. In so doing, they confirmed what we’ve recognized for a really very long time: that the UK can now not depend upon inscrutable neutrality from our Speaker.

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The British individuals voted to Depart. By no means earlier than or since have as many as 17.four million individuals voted for something in the UK. The mandate is as clear as the need of some politicians to disregard it. Over 90 p.c of our Westminster politicians have been elected on a manifesto pledge to ship Brexit.

By Jonathan Arnott, a former unbiased Member of the European Parliament

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