‘Scandal’ does not begin to cover it

THE Brexit calamity continues apace. Of particular concern is the recent news that to win the referendum in 2016 both the High Court and the Electoral Commission have now held that Vote Leave broke the law. Therefore Conservative MPs have a question that needs answering which is “Do they think that it was acceptable for the Leave Campaign to break the law in order to win the referendum?”

If they do support acting illegally then this is a major crisis because for our MPs, our lawmakers, to support law breaking undermines our whole Parliamentary system.

If they don’t think law breaking is acceptable then justice must be done. A financial fine is totally inadequate because the scale of this appalling Brexit mess is already huge, causing misery to people and their families through job losses, loss of tax revenues to fund essential services such as healthcare, education, social care, etc. all resulting in considerable social pain. Clearly custodial sentences for the perpetrators are necessary but ultimately there are only two real options for justice, either declare the result of the referendum void or put the vote on the final deal back to the people.

What’s also of particular concern is that the police have so far not taken any action against Vote Leave for acting illegally so appear to be protecting the Vote Leave law-breakers and I agree with Jo Maugham QC who said, “Breathtaking. If the Police are delaying an investigation into a likely crime because of political interference then ‘scandal’ does not begin to cover it.” Chris Lewis Cathays, Cardiff