Theresa
May has announced her resignation. The extremists within her party did
everything they could to get her out. For these hard Brexiteers, the Prime
Minister was too close to the EU. They hated her – yes, hate is the right word –
for that. They are convinced that the UK is much smarter than the EU altogether
and that Queen Victoria will come back, certainly under a new shape, and make Britain
imperial again.
There
is no rational way of dealing with those hardliners. It is all about emotions,
British grandeur, and delusion. When that is the case, the best approach is to
let them take care of their own business.
And
wish them well. Particularly to the new Prime Minister, whoever that might be. He
or she will need the good wishes of all of us. Plenty of them.
For
us, the point is to let them know we would prefer a negotiated departure, as
proposed in the Withdrawal Agreement. That’s the wise way to move to the next
stage, as good neighbours. If that is not possible, because of the British political
divisions, they still need to honour the commitments made up to the day of
departure. There is no way they can forgo that. It is a legal obligation that must
be clear to them and fully respected. The opposite would make the future
relationship much more tense.
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