The mandate for us leaving the single market is reducing daily,I wonder how many of the 17 million realised that voting Leave meant leaving the single market. Every Brexiter in the government has clearly been taught how to deflect the question of whether they are intending to keep us in the single market,they keep falling back on the 'will of the people' and 'Brexit means Brexit' or that we are determined 'to get the best deal for business possible',but no definite answer.
Boris is becoming more of a dangerous embarrassment,he is a political tart,selling his body/opinions to that which gives him the most likelihood of him becoming PM. We all knew that he didn't care whether he supported In or out before the referendum,but it is amusing to read his column as to why we should stay in the EU,he was actually quite perceptive his 'scares' have started to become true.
Hammond is becoming a real problem for May,he is trying to square the circle and support May but really he knows that leaving the single market will destroy our economy and his tax take,she is keeping him away from Brexit meetings and the media, frightened that he will speak honestly and take power away from her position. She daren't sack Hammond,but I think he will soon resign,his resignation speech will be seized upon by the Brexit committee inside parliament as a catalyst for a vote on the the terms of Brexit prior to triggering Article 50. This single market decision is really the core of Brexit negotiations,if we want control of free movement of people then we cannot stay in the single market....May and Davis know that we are going to have to leave the single market if we want immigration control (hard Brexit),most of us would find that a suicidal step,but without it that is the end of Brexit and May as Mrs Brexit would have failed,the Tories will get rid of her.
The Leavers are in denial,I agree that they seem to grab catchphrases like ' Remoaners 'and 'You are all losers' but now that project fear is starting to become true they just don't want to admit that their 5 minutes of power will cause so much damage to our country. There were many poor people who thought of their vote as a protest vote against the establishment but are not prepared for it to have such a negative effect on their lifestyle,they thought the opposite would be the outcome,many must be having second thoughts.
KudosDave