I voted to leave, not talk our way out

MANY Christians would perceive the 2016 referendum result as Godgiven, in answer to much prayer.

We should not be surprised to see strong forces doing their best to derail the Brexit process and keep us entrapped in the EU super-state.

I voted to leave the EU, not to negotiate to do so. As we’ve seen, negotiation means compromise, and threatens to leave us beholden long-term to the EU in many ways. The Attorney General has spelled the risks we take by giving the nod to what is on the table, particularly in regard to the Northern Ireland ‘backstop’ and the likelihood of it continuing indefinitely.

If it is rejected as we expect, and we fail to secure the further concessions we want, then we are heading for the default position of a no-deal Brexit.

Clearly, this doesn’t appear to be most people’s favoured exit route. But any other proposals would have to be considered as out of order in not honouring the referendum result and our decision to leave the EU on March 29 next year, come what may.

RH Ashton

Blackwood