Guess what? Silly Lily and Bremoaners still don’t get it
POP star Lily Allen was mocked on social media yesterday as she joined furious pro-Europeans in savaging Theresa May’s Brexit speech.
As the Bremoaners – led by former deputy PM Nick Clegg – said Mrs May’s determination to leave the single market was a ‘ kick in the teeth’ for young people, Miss Allen wrote on Twitter: ‘ A global Britain could b (sic) good, but the world still hates us cause, SLAVERY.’
Social media users immediately challenged the singer’s knowledge of history, pointing out that Britain was an early country to ban the slave trade, and she swiftly deleted the tweet.
One wrote: ‘ Read a history book, or the Bible. Slavery is a historical human problem, not a British invention.’
David Shipley added: ‘The world hates Britain for ending the slave trade? Hmmm.’
Fellow celebrity Sue Perkins, the Great British Bake Off co-host, was unimpressed after former Ukip leader Nigel Farage praised Mrs May’s speech. She tweeted: ‘Oh Theresa, you must be SO proud...’
She also took a swipe at Jeremy Corbyn and Labour, adding: ‘Democracy, of course, only really works when there’s an opposition.’
Ignoring the Prime Minister’s plea to abandon ‘the division and discord’, Mr Clegg said: ‘Claiming to represent the interests of the young whilst pursuing a hard Brexit which will damage their interests will only deepen the generational divide highlighted by the Brexit referendum.’
He told Huffington Post UK: ‘Stop this belief that all you need to do is deliver Brexit by the Daily Mail – you’ve got to deliver Brexit for the whole nation, for young as well as old.’
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron last night demanded a second referendum.
‘Theresa May has confirmed Britain is heading for a hard Brexit,’ he said. ‘ She claimed people voted to leave the single market. They didn’t. She has made the choice to do massive damage to the British economy.
‘Theresa May also made clear that she will deny the people a vote on the final deal. So instead of a democratic decision by the people in the country, she wants a stitch-up by politicians in Westminster. The people voted for departure, they should be given a vote on the destination. This is a theft of democracy.’
Labour’s response descended into chaos when the party’s Brexit spokesman welcomed Mrs May’s speech even as Mr Corbyn accused her of setting course for a ‘bargain-basement’ economy.
The Labour leader said: ‘Throughout the speech there seemed to be an implied threat that somewhere along the line, if all her optimism of a deal with the European Union didn’t work, we would move into a low-tax, corporate taxation, bargainbasement economy on the offshores of Europe.’ But Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit minister, praised Mrs May, saying: ‘It is good that she has ruled hard Brexit out at this stage.’
Roland Rudd, chairman of Open Britain, which has campaigned for the UK to remain part of the single market, said: ‘No one voted to be poorer and it would be an act of calamitous self-harm if any second-best trade arrangement with the EU damaged British growth, jobs and prosperity.
‘It is now more vital than ever that those of us opposed to a hard and destructive Brexit continue to make our voices heard as we embark on a set of negotiations which will shape our country for decades to come.’ Nicho- las Boyle, a German professor at Cambridge’s Magdalene College, said: ‘The referendum vote does not deserve to be respected. Like resentful ruffians uprooting the new trees in the park and trashing the new play area, 17 million English – the lager louts of Europe – voted for Brexit in an act of geopolitical vandalism.’
Labour MP Chuka Umunna, of the Vote Leave Watch campaign, said: ‘The Prime Minister is giving up single market membership before negotiations have
‘A theft of democracy’
even begun, and has not ruled out the nightmare scenario of no deal being done. This would increase tariffs, cut jobs, and lead to higher inflation.’
Former Tory Chancellor Lord Lamont said the Remain side’s continual ‘carping’ was harming the economy.
He added: ‘The Prime Minister has given a firm lead and a clear vision, and all the detail that could reasonably be expected. Parliament is to have a vote on the terms, so carping or calling for yet more detail only undermines the national interest. It is time for everyone to back the PM.’