It's not just
Robert Peston. All the Remoaner press are claiming that the Lib Dem win In the
Richmond Park by-election is a rebuke to the government's plan to exit the EU.
Let's look at the facts for a moment rather than the spin.
The seat is set in
the heart of the London metropolitan area, which voted overwhelmingly to
'Remain'. The constituency itself also voted overwhelmingly to 'Remain'. I
don't find it at all surprising that, at the first opportunity, they voted to
ditch their Brexit backing MP. Zac Goldsmith has only himself to blame. What he
should have done is put aside his own opinions and party loyalties and done his
best to try to represent the will of the majority of the people who elected him
or stood aside for someone who would. That's what democracy is all about.
This result is
not a straw in the wind for the Remoaners, who should remember one swallow does
not a summer make. What actually remains once the smoke and mirrors have been
put away and the fog of battle has cleared is that a clear majority of the
United Kingdom voted to leave the EU and thankfully, that's what our government
are seeking to bring about.
It's impossible
to say this this result reflects the mood of the whole country. It's my guess
that if we were to hold a by-election in a safe Labour seat in the North of
England, where the sitting MP was vocally anti-Brexit, then probably UKIP would
walk it with the Conservatives coming a close second, or vise versa.
If strategy were
up to me I'd advise Mrs may to press ahead with the invoking of Article 50.
Once that has been done and the inevitable withdrawal has begun the immediately
call a snap general election. Go to the country asking for a clear
parliamentary majority so that she and the government can negotiate the best
deal possible; keeping faith with the will of the people to take back control
of our borders, our laws and our judicial sovereignty.
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