First Minister will back PM for Free movement of labour Brexit deal

[GB9]

And anyone who believes May is a Remainer is delusional.

[SueEllen]

And anyone who believes May is a Remainer is delusional.

They obviously heard her make loads of speeches saying why we should remain during the referendum unlike the rest of us.

[NotAllThere]

May is a PM now, she'll do what other PMs did - whatever keeps them personally in power for as long as possible.

So that will be Brexit then.

Whether she prefers Brexit or not, if she's intent on staying in power and thinks she's more likely to garner a majority from Bremainers than Brexiters, then she'll go that way.

Margaret Thatcher retained power with under 40% of the vote. The Bremainers constitute 48%.

[darmstadt]

They obviously heard her make loads of speeches saying why we should remain during the referendum unlike the rest of us.

Like this one: https://www.gov.uk/government/speech...e-in-the-world

[SueEllen]

Like this one: https://www.gov.uk/government/speech...e-in-the-world

Her speech is as interesting as Corbyn's were.

[GB9]

Her speech is as interesting as Corbyn's were.

One labour MP today said Corbyn had 'put in a shift' compared to May on the EU.

[CretinWatcher]

Utter tripe.

If there's one thing that is absolutely, unquestionably, guaranteed about the upcoming Brexit, it's that anything resembling unfettered ("free") movement will be politically untenable, because the vote was widely recognised as a trade-off between the economy and unfettered migration. May enjoys a slim, effective, majority (which is why I wouldn't be surprised to see an Autumn or Spring election), but this wouldn't pass the Tory backbenches under any circumstances. If you really believe that an unmodified EEA is on the table, you don't follow politics (or May) very closely. There's some chance of an EEA+ option with fettered migration (e.g. "free" movement of workers), but I don't think the EU would support that.

Quite right.
What's your point about the strength of the British economy and the way forward?

[jamesbrown]

Quite right.
What's your point about the strength of the British economy and the way forward?

That it would be marginally improved if you left your bedroom occasionally and used a real train.

Nevertheless, to humour you momentarily, perhaps read what I wrote before the EU ref. The trade-off was obvious from the outset. The speedy coronation of May will help, but the economy looked like a turd even before the ref was announced, and we're not going to avoid a further hit. First post-ref PMIs this Friday IIRC...