Moved by motion

I would like to applaud MP Gareth Thomas (Harrow West), who on Wednesday brought before the House of Commons proposals for a Ten Minute Rule motion to give the public a vote on the European Union withdrawal agreement that will be secured by the Conservative Government. The House was by no means crowded, but Mr Thomas secured unanimous agreement to allow him to bring forward a Bill to give the people, not just MPS, a final say on the agreement in early July.

The puzzling element of the House’s unanimous agreement was the scarcity of the Brexiteers – they were conspicuous by their absence, demonstrating no opposition to allowing this motion to come forth in due course. So can we assume the Brexiteers, by their lack of opposition to this motion, have finally accepted that they led voters astray in 2016?

CATRIONA C CLARK

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