@jc fur - we voted to join the EEC (just a trading block) it was the EU that introduced the Maastricht Treaty making it a political union later on - THAT is not what we voted for and we weren't given a vote on it. MORON
Adrian not everything gets put to people (or the Daily Mail - in the case of the UK). Somethings are, or rather, used to be left to the 'experts' and civil service.
I commend the PM on her speech. Even if she has dodged multiple questions about Brexit multiple times, her coming out and telling us her vision on brexit, on a commitment to deliver a smooth and orderly brexit is good.
It is too easy to stand on the sidelines and shout how you think it should be done. Theresa May took on a job that nobody wanted, Cameron walked away without even trying. With a country deeply divided over this issue, the PM has delivered a speech and a strategy that is in the interests of us all. She is staying true to Brexit and the vote we took, I congratulate her on an excellent speech. Well done Prime Minister.
so many kentish pensioners who will be on bread and water according to mayhem ,having spent their entire lives shouting about the eu for some bizzare reason
I'm confused. There I was expecting a speech which said that there would be millions more for the NHS, how the UK was going to have its cake and eat it, how the EU was desperate to do a deal, how the UK held the whip hand in negotiations, how reaching a deal would be the easiest thing going, how the German car manufacturers were going to pressurise the EU into giving the UK what we wanted, how the ECJ would have no control over the UK in any way, how we were going to 'walk' at the first sign of stroppiness from the EU etc etc. But Mrs May said none of the above. Quite the opposite, in fact. So has the British public been misled by Johnson, Gove, Fox, Duncan-Smith and Davis from Day One?
Roger Bennett Well, I would do, but what with the NHS suffering from many EU staff heading back home - not forgetting the fall in EU applications - I don't want to put further pressure on the system.
+John Craske You forget that a large part of the strain on the NHS is health tourism from europe, benefiting from public services we essentially pay for them to have with nothing gained in return since they do not pay tax in this country and we contribute huge sums of money to ensure the system that allows it continues. And yes, because we are leaving the EU those large sums of money are up for potential reassignment in the future depending on the negotiations. It would be pretty silly to spend all of it on the NHS though, especially when there are many institutions and partnerships with the EU that we pay to have that benefit us greatly. However the point still remains that it is our money and we should spend it on what benefits us, rather than what benefits the rest of the EU, and what those things are must remain our choice and not theirs because how can you know if they are to our benefit otherwise? It just also happens to be what benefits us in many cases also benefits the EU because thats how free trade works: Everyone wins when it is fair and as open as possible. Such a pragmatic approach is not trying to have your cake and eat it too, that's just how global trade works, I am sorry it benefits everyone so much I guess! We should make a trade agreement that will reduce Britain to abject poverty instead for the benefit of the EU, that would be better for everyone right? That makes no sense, in a trade agreement your partner's success is your success as well, otherwise why would anyone agree to one? You also don't seem to know how negotiations work. If you do not enter one with a hard stance which you intend to soften later you will be robbed blind for your spinelessness. You must aim for the heavens to make the mountain you end up with seem reasonable by comparison, that's negotiation 101. It was vitally important we maintained that rhetoric going in, and nay-saying from the sides as you are now only weakens our position, unless your goal was actually for Britain to fail?
Ms May spoke on all that is to say in brief and clear words about UK's multicultural identity and about UK's role with the whole world and not with the EU only. After all, UK's concern has to be with the whole world as we are now a nation of people from the whole world and not only of people from the EU. Donald Tusk, Angela Merkil, Jean Claude-Juncker, Anotno Tijani and Edouard Phillipe please listen and hear this speech which requests you to stop threatening UK's Bravehearts. Please stop blustering on and on and say something which makes sense to us in the UK.
"some points of difference remain...." hard border in Ireland, citizens rights, SM/CU vs FTA. Oh well. *No cherry picking!* Integrity of SM/CU is vital for the EU. You knew that from day one.
Remco Van Ek never have people been so trusting of government. In my experience, people believe what they want to believe. I think this is why people swing from saying the government are doing a terrible job, we can’t trust them to, owe that actually supports my view, most trustworthy people ever. It’s not lost on me that people you don’t ordinarily support can be right but I don’t think this is the nature of this phenomenon.
The EU Commission shows a total lack of understanding abour UK's desire for Brexit! If their leaders watched the recent cinema release "Darkest Hour' they will then understand that 'Economics' is not the only issue as to why the UK chose a path of independentce from EU's suffocating control. In WW II, the UK stood alone and endured years of uncertainty but we never wavered about our values which still govern the UK today. Then we willingly sheltered the tortured communities of Europe and also helped them regain their lost homelands. UK's values are not based on 'Economics' alone but on deep-rooted human values quite unique to our land, the UK. Many a times the UK have suffered and endured even when alone and post-Brexit will be nothing new to our experience - we bravehearts in the UK will endure as before. None of the other EU member nations can understand our UK's inner strength and purpose and it is for this reason that the EU Commission are trying to bully us into submission but as the "Darkest Hour" shows that this way will fail. The EU Commission are also afraid of UK's decision to be independent Once Again to take control of the important aspects of our country's governance from trade with the whole expanding world with strong vibrant economies to the control of our internal affairs including of its borders based on regulations which suits the needs of our country which includes home security. It is puzzling why the EU is bringing in the issue of Northern Ireland into Brexit negotiations when this is one of the four regions of the UK especially when in 2018 Northern Ireland is no longer the same of 60 years ago as Northern Ireland along with the rest of the UK have become a new multicultural nation with many new settlers now settled all over the UK whose aspirations are for a united UK as many new settlers have families all over including in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is not a one-race one-faith Catholic region of the UK. Northern Ireland just like the rest of the UK is now a multiracial multifaith region which makes it very different from the the Irish Republic. Besides the non-Catholic population is about 40% only which puts them in the minority. Also among the 40% Catholics one can assume that 15% prefer the existing Union with the UK. So that the people who have negative sentiments on the Union is less than 25%. If Sinn Fein's strong-arm methods are limited then the people of Northern Ireland wanting what Sinn Fein desire is likely to be about 9% only. This, the overwhelming majority in Northern Ireland wishing to stay in the Union, the EU Commission is deliberately ignoring because they want to use any means - wrong ones as well - to put barriers in the Brexit negotiations. It is a great shame that the EU Commission is using such unethical means - one did not imagine that their leaders would stoop so low. What the EU Commission should have suggested (taking into account that in 2018 Northern Ireland is now more a part of the UK since many new settlers are now resident here which has changed the character of the UK of 60 years ago with new settlers sitting as Cabinet Ministers, Lords, MPs, Mayors, Councillors, CEOs, other responsible positions) is that the UK with the Irish Republic under UK's own laws can develop a softer border engagement between UK's Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. But out of the confusion and out of fear about EU's future post-Brexit the Commissioners failed to think of this simple option. These, our desire to lead the life we choose which we have confidence in, are fundamental needs beyond "Pure Economics" which we UK citizens now feel that the EU have not delivered to the UK to our satisfaction since voluntarily joining the EU years ago. The EU by putting all sorts of barriers for our Exit - an unconditional Exit option is always implied in any partnership entered into voluntarily - clearly indicates that the EU Commission are afraid that the UK will do very well on its own. This success by a now independent UK the EU fear will give messages to other EU members to consider having an Exit strategy of their own. Basically the EU Commission is shaking in their boots and as we know people who are afraid will resort to bullying. This is exactly what the EU Commission are doing - bullying out of fear for they want to deny the truth which is that now the Commission is no longer a fit for purpose entity. The EU Agreement of years back also had an Exit clause honouring the wishes of the people to leave if they chose to do later on. This the EU Commission are dishonouring and this speaks ill of the EU Commission's leadership. The greatest wrong the EU Commission are doing is interfering in the internal affairs of our country the UK as mentioned above on Northern Ireland. They are not ashamed to use any means to stop us the UK Brexitting - to stoop so low shows their total fear that other EU members will take UK's stance in a few years time once we the UK show that we made a wonderful success of our lives after Brexit. The EU Commission is in total confusion from fear and they cannot think straight and calmly. Instead of waiting to see if UK succeeds in its 'Hopes for a Better Future' which can lead to a better future for the EU as well, the EU instead are burying their heads in the sands thereby ignoring the reality of a better future for all. It is time the EU Commission faced reality. They need to clear their heads and be less afraid of UK's success post-Brexit and accept that UK's success will bring positive changes all around including to the EU through new ways of interacting with the world which has changed and progressed and become more dynamic beyond our dreams. The EU's attitude should not be so negative and in a spirit of free choice which existed during the setting up of the EU years ago the EU now should permit this free choice and accept the popular sanctioned Brexit without the bitterness they are expressing now. This will bring prosperity not only to the UK but to the EU also and through this broadening of relationships with the wider world the international communities will be drawn closer to one another and this can only be a positive blessing.
You are taking back your membership only but losing control on everything actually. British exports will have to complain to the EU made regulations on which you'll never been able to have any power on decision making at all.
Thank you for reminding us that Britain is currently broken but the people of Britain already know Britain is broken due to it's membership of the EU that's why we voted leave. And if things have to get worse before they get better have know doubt we will make sure that things will improve after we have left. If you are a criminal, terrorist ,slave owner, people smuggler or running a business paying less than the minimum wage etc, you're life is going to get tougher.
if I was her I recon I would use the same tactic. make neutral statements and let everyone guess until the next speech. what a show. what the hell does one make of it all a year and a half later. is this a warning shot, or a remain plot?
really well mayhem will be writing letters to kentish pensioners that the food shortages and medicine shortages will hit them hardest and nothing can get through customs late august meanwhile in spain were i get 70 quid an hour and i retire at 60 all the papers talk about is trump being a russian asset and assenge being arrested and weve still to determine when kentish pensioners hate the eu
this is not an argument of whether we are in or out because we are coming out regardless of who is taking us out, it is now about whether we want a hard of soft brexit
UK goods exports to the 11 fellow founding members of the Single Market have grown over the years 1993-2015 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of just 1.0 per cent. This compares unfavorably with the mean growth rate of the goods exports of Canada, Japan, Singapore and the US and 10 other non-member countries trading with the same 11 founding members under WTO rules, who had a CAGR of 1.93 per cent, which is almost twice as high. It also compares unfavourably with UK goods exports to the 111 countries with which it trades under WTO rules. These have grown over the same 23 years nearly three times faster, at a CAGR of 2.88 per cent. The records of services exports are no more encouraging, since they show that a single EU MarkeThe records of services exports are no more encouraging, since they show that a single EU Market in services barely exists. The European Commission’s preferred index of Market integration is the difference between intra- and extra-EU services exports as a percentage of EU GDP. In 2015 intra-EU exports were 6.90 per cent of EU GDP and extra-EU exports 5.90 per cent, a difference of 1.10 per cent. This is slightly less than it was in 2007, so by this index the Single Market in services has been declining rather than growing.,we are in fact better with NO DEAL ! .
please somebody tell me how was the vote to leave was a way to not allow any part of the UK to be left behind again! please anyone id love to hear how that's going to happen
Phil Goddard because over population, stress on public services and trade restrictions cause the people at the bottom to be left out. Over population means poor living standards and lack of low skill jobs means no movement out of that and trade restrictions and regulations mean businesses cannot, in all senses of the word, afford to employ any more people to increase productivity which then increases the amount of people in work and paying tax to support public services. School places are overrun. The kids in school who need more attention to achieve the basics are overlooked as class sizes grow exponentially. This then again decreases the employability of that child in later life and has a knock on effect on the quality of it’s life. And so on.
No, the reports show it MIGHT hurt GDP in the short term, which is the aggregate of what the country makes, it doesn't account for the affects it has on specific classes, sectors etc other than oversimplified averages. The Bank Of England on the other-hand has many reports showing the effects of over-saturation in labour markets, all of which show More People = Less Pay for low skilled job. Simple supply and demand economics, huge population growth like what we have seen recently is unsustainable for the most vulnerable in society. Frankly, I am fine with luxury goods and such being more expensive in the short term, if it means we have less homeless people on streets or people working 3 jobs living hand-to-mouth while also raising kids. A benefit to the country as a whole at the expense of the weak and vulnerable is not a trade-off I will support.
Phil Goddard not really, we could become self-sufficient, agriculturally; only 7% of the UK is built on - plenty of jobs, new businesses. And with our fishing waters back, we’ll be as healthy as the Danes or Chinese.
F I R E it doesn’t, because that’s what we have now. Luxury goods will always be expensive. You don’t pay VAT on essentials, like food etc. So yes, stop free flowing immigration to desaturate the market and make employment gainful. This goes hand in hand with the agriculture comment I made above. Work is also good for psychological well-being, a lot of young men are committing suicide. GDP is relative, if goods are cheap, lower GDP is acceptable. Also GDP averages which makes it seem like everyone is getting this but some have more, others have less than GDP. So applied to the poorer in society, it’s meaningless, hence why I didn’t use the term. I meant productivity within a business allows a business to grow and employ more people.
UK - "Hey, we would like for these things that benefit both of us to continue, but how about we talk about these things that don't benefit us and turn them into something that also benefits both of us? Also we are grown adults, we want to make our own decisions" EU - "You want to improve something!? CHERRY PICKING! CAKES AND EATING THEM! Stop thinking independently and let us, your EU overlords, tell you what you want! (also give us all your money and let us use your NHS for free, kthxbye)" And you wonder why Brexit happened...
Personally I have no idea. I think that the UK's position being dictated by a tiny minority of it in a decision which affects all of us is irresponsible at best. But it is true that the resolution of conflict between Ireland and N-Ireland is unique and tensions do still remain. I doubt it would escalate though even if a border was enforced, but who knows.
We already pay for the things that make that agreement possible, and then some. Demanding money in this way really does make you appear to be a cult or mafia, where dissent must be quashed. You only strengthen the arguments for leaving by doing this.
Theresa May: ''I don't know how much longer I can hold off the vote my friends, more & more star systems are joining the separatists.'' Mace Windu: ''If they do break away?...'' Theresa May: ''I WILL NOT LET THIS REPUBLIC THAT HAS STOOD FOR A THOUSAND YEARS BE SPLIT IN TWO. MY NEGOTIATIONS WILL NOT FAIL.''
UK will be losing 19x more money than what they pay to EU, we are talking more than 130 billions every year, hundreds of thousands of jobs lost, the brexiters will be first to start asking for money, salaries, benefits and what not.
Think it comes from Polis mate.. Which is an urban centre, a city... Politics - Politiká means "affairs of the cities". I guess the word Polis and Poly have a connection because many people live in a city. Appreciate the joke though :D
She has to remember that the EU shall domino soon. Italy, Germany shall had to pay more into EU which shall not make her voters happy Le Pen in France should hopefully win soon. If she does the people that vote for her shall also be leavers Holland Then what’s left. Poor countries to bail out poor countries No single makers or customs union We should be trading with each individual counties rather than EU
Unicorns, pots of gold and imperial Renaissance for the Brexiters and some facts for the Remainers. That's what it boils down to. Meanwhile our EU brothers are gearing up for the almighty checkmate. Good luck you bunch of Brexiteering loonies!
I don't disagree.......but fun to watch the fallout as the speech gets digested....... and as Bruno says, Barnier goes Non! feathers being spat out everywhere..... ah well makes good copy
I'm a brexiteer but I also recognise that suddenly pulling out of every single of the area will massively damage the UK. Slow and steady wins the race.
stevefrompolaca Wrong,wrong and wrong again, you EU people have so misread the British again just like Germany did in 1939. Slow to action but steadfast once begun.
You are forgetting any agreement also has its detriments. The EU partnership is not perfect and you are deluding yourself if you think it is. Everything can be improved, and Brexit can be that improvement if you let it.
The battle between Apple and Samsung. She sounds like Corbyn who had the balls to speak first. Although she is slightly more "harsh" on EU. However why would people follow a leader that has no sense of direction - even worse than the wind, can't you people not tell that she is being played and she fights for her and mates? We all need business partners at this time and you can control the business without leaving it if you are a hard worker.
Did you forget the numerous attempts we made to reform the EU from inside it? How well did that go for us, hmm? Also, she literally spends the entire speech outlining pretty much the ideal scenario for Britain and in her opinion the EU as well. But I guess having a plan is the same as having no sense of direction right? As for her "mates," you forget they are also UK citizens. This is in their interest too.
They didn't do enough! Did you forget how she seized the opportunity to be a PM although she was against Brexit? And regarding "her mates" I definitely didn't refer to other politicians but to business people, check her background friend. Can't you see how she's playing us? And she doesn't do to well on Brexiting keeping in mind the way she approached Brexit in the first place...
We should take the trade negotiations off the table, and declare Unilateral Free Trade. By imposing tariffs, we harm only our own consumers by reducing choice. Our businesses won't like it, but feather bedding businesses disincentivises them from producing better and cheaper products and kills innovation. Furthermore, it would put the responsibility for ensuring a soft border in Ireland firmly in the EU's court.
Weather ??? it is fairly good ! ,when it comes to law you listen to the EU and Islam ! border control yes not in years to come ! ,,sorry we have lost tolerance .complexity how many years does it take ? ,,,your interests should give us priority not Brussels ! ,I wish she felt the same way with us as she feels for Ireland .,Many of the arguments in favour of the UK remaining a member of the Customs Union or Single Market, by way of EFTA or the EEA, have been resuscitated in the light of the election. They all rest on the assumption that membership has been of great benefit to the UK economy. Unfortunately, this assumption remains untested and unproven - even after 23 years of membership.
BigWilki123321 cost of UK leading role in EU was 200 a year pounds per citizen (include migrants). Of course every working migrant pay more in taxes.. Ive paid over 3k for walfare and NHS last year. Big Insurance corporations like Aviva (british) can also benefit by havin access to east europe market.
get the lords out to they are traitors....I hope we get out of the EU completely dont want any feckin corruption in this country too you best keep to what the people voted for and get us out PM. good chat too
Empty words it didnt come from the heart it came from apiece of paper, OUT IS OUT you Mrs May will allow them to walk all over us, well i hope she realises the strength of feeling is now starting boil and to save her own skin she needs to do more than talk from a piece of paper
Poor, Irish people's , the pm at the beginning of her speech say. We do not want hard border, or infrastructure but if the Eu want that done to them. Just to prepare the blame if there a hard border. It is like when boris Johnson suggested a bridge to be built in between France and the Uk, will the nation agree to have no checks on that bridge. One and half year in it and still no solution and I was just one of the three point that uk had to answered. But we are strong and stable on the closing of many businesses in recent weeks part due to berixt. "The future bright"
Simone Cowell Take Ireland for example. The EU has proposed 3 possible solutions: UK stays in single market (like Norway), UK leaves single market an there will be a hard border in Ireland, or Northern Ireland will stay while the rest of the UK leaves single market
Simone Cowell she dismissed all of them but fails to present a solution. It seems to me she is just waiting for everything to collapse and then blame the EU
findtherror and the second one is correct. If it was on a test and the question was which solution best fits what Brexit is, that is. And that’s what I expect for my vote.
When we leave do we get out many back that we loaned to other countries If so we could use that to buy our way out EU can buy our loans to Greece where they won’t pay back anyway Yet the EU authorized the loan so they can keep it
Lovely lady let's all get behind our beautiful gorgeous lovely prime wonderful minister and be proud of England love her well done Theresa for winning the election have met lots of gorgeous fantastic beautiful wonderful lady's like you
I'm not going to apply other work , I made deadline to move this organization forward, within 10 days , if get fail , I have leave this program and stay at my home while I can't drive what organization requires, I said so becouse my hard struggle changed abuse.
littlebighorn What? They aren't carrying on, their coalition agreement outlines a complete shift in position. They have set a quota on how many migrants are allowed to enter and have acknowledged the problems some migrants are causing with crime. They vowed to spend money on integrating immigrants to be more German and to deport any that won't adhere. Merkel wouldn't have even considered these policies before last election. The people have been heard! Have you been living under a rock?
Good News! - Brits, now you have to pay. The good times of Britain in the EU is gone. Britain is not the second best country in Europe but must fight to survive. And Britain is even not free - nothing has changed! - Britain remains an EU slave country but has to pay the EU Bill and the weak and sick British Pound. What a disaster? A tragedy for Britain! Thank May and Nigel and Boris.
"Britain remains an EU slave country" Thanks for supporting Brexit as controlled opposition i guess? If you can describe the system you support as having "slave countries" I think the case for leaving basically makes itself, no?
I think Fire leaving is the best option because there is indeed a difference if you are in and the second important EU nation or you are out and free and nothing but a slave.
My Situation is really bad! But Please Believe in Me! I find it really good what you are doing! It is one way how to do things and if the situation is like this! Then things need to be done how you and Trump are doing it! But I have a better Solution for all the Problems one of the Solution is that we have to fight together with the World and the Nations the Problem of Terrorism! And then we have to creat a better World for the good people!
Teresa do it become loved by us all we love you do it we voted become the most powerful woman in Europe I will stand behind you love you do it serve what we voted and don't lose when you do this I will cuddle you do It Teresa love you.
Teresa is my prime minister and I love her she's buetifull gorgeous she challenged another general election and won love you Teresa you gorgeous thing from Matthew you sexy beautiful gorgeous woman
Just like we say in a game of football: Team A(EU) is all over Team B(UK) i.e EU with better possesssion Or TeamB(UK) is all over the place.That is just obvious!
Zeem Wells Team GB, mind you. If the EU wants us to stay so badly then ease off the sarcasm. Hardly seems convincing. We're better at it, too. Your move ; good luck.
Typical remainer, no valid point to make, so just resort to bigotry and abuse. "Africa is a country" you are surely not that stupid as to believe Africa is a country, so what point are you trying to make Community Channele? Oh and by the way, it is the best way to have a world map that doesn't cut a landmass in two, try it if you don't believe me.
Sooo British in its most negative way... We do not need the EU (spit, beurk, kots, etc..) but we need it sooo much. In Dutch we call this : achterbaks. In short: underhanded. Despiteful!
But it is also true that some of the most vulnerable people in Britain are being squeezed by the effects of unchecked globalism, freedom of movement and a lax immigration policy in general has mean't the largest population boom in the recent memory and to call the labour markets over-saturated is an understatement. The poorest in Britain need Brexit to happen.
I like Teresa May. I think she set good role and appreciate the hard work. I'd like to see more female politicians. The "cat" in No 10.. beware of the kids.
Love Teresa may she's buetifull has the guts of Winston Churchill what a beautiful lady definitely gorgeous fantastic woman I love amber Rudd. These women are fantastic love and protect them
No deal is infinitely better than a bad deal, or remaining in the EU. I think Brussels is beginning to get the message.
We were taken into the EEC/EU illegally in the first place.
We were lied to that is certainly true FCO 30/1048 is testament to that.
Taken illegally in the 1st place?!? You voted to join in 1973, you morron!
@jc fur - we voted to join the EEC (just a trading block) it was the EU that introduced the Maastricht Treaty making it a political union later on - THAT is not what we voted for and we weren't given a vote on it. MORON
Littlebighorn your an old soldier but still in the fight.
Adrian not everything gets put to people (or the Daily Mail - in the case of the UK). Somethings are, or rather, used to be left to the 'experts' and civil service.
I commend the PM on her speech. Even if she has dodged multiple questions about Brexit multiple times, her coming out and telling us her vision on brexit, on a commitment to deliver a smooth and orderly brexit is good.
Clean hard Brexit or Civil War, take your pick Prime Minister. Which is it to be?
It is too easy to stand on the sidelines and shout how you think it should be done. Theresa May took on a job that nobody wanted, Cameron walked away without even trying. With a country deeply divided over this issue, the PM has delivered a speech and a strategy that is in the interests of us all. She is staying true to Brexit and the vote we took, I congratulate her on an excellent speech. Well done Prime Minister.
The vote England wanted not the UK.
The vote taken by the United Kingdom Johnathan. That is how Democracy works, in the words of Mr Barnier "You cannot Cherry Pick" 1 person, 1 vote.
Well said Judge, and yes, well done Prime Minister.
What point are you straining to make Jimbo? stop beating around the proverbial bush and spit it out.
DISASTROUSLY MEANINGLESS NONSENSE
Weak Weak Weak !!
We didn't join the EU joined the EEC
So many salty remoaners on here !
so many kentish pensioners who will be on bread and water according to mayhem ,having spent their entire lives shouting about the eu for some bizzare reason
Great speech. “These are the things we want..take it or we leave it.” Strong Stable and most importantly consistent for 18 months
I'm confused. There I was expecting a speech which said that there would be millions more for the NHS, how the UK was going to have its cake and eat it, how the EU was desperate to do a deal, how the UK held the whip hand in negotiations, how reaching a deal would be the easiest thing going, how the German car manufacturers were going to pressurise the EU into giving the UK what we wanted, how the ECJ would have no control over the UK in any way, how we were going to 'walk' at the first sign of stroppiness from the EU etc etc.
But Mrs May said none of the above. Quite the opposite, in fact. So has the British public been misled by Johnson, Gove, Fox, Duncan-Smith and Davis from Day One?
You truly are confused, go see your doctor.
Roger Bennett Well, I would do, but what with the NHS suffering from many EU staff heading back home - not forgetting the fall in EU applications - I don't want to put further pressure on the system.
It's a shame a few more remainers don't share your selfless generosity.
The speech isn't about the NHS it's about her government's vision of a smooth transition to soverignity.
+John Craske
You forget that a large part of the strain on the NHS is health tourism from europe, benefiting from public services we essentially pay for them to have with nothing gained in return since they do not pay tax in this country and we contribute huge sums of money to ensure the system that allows it continues.
And yes, because we are leaving the EU those large sums of money are up for potential reassignment in the future depending on the negotiations. It would be pretty silly to spend all of it on the NHS though, especially when there are many institutions and partnerships with the EU that we pay to have that benefit us greatly.
However the point still remains that it is our money and we should spend it on what benefits us, rather than what benefits the rest of the EU, and what those things are must remain our choice and not theirs because how can you know if they are to our benefit otherwise?
It just also happens to be what benefits us in many cases also benefits the EU because thats how free trade works: Everyone wins when it is fair and as open as possible.
Such a pragmatic approach is not trying to have your cake and eat it too, that's just how global trade works, I am sorry it benefits everyone so much I guess! We should make a trade agreement that will reduce Britain to abject poverty instead for the benefit of the EU, that would be better for everyone right? That makes no sense, in a trade agreement your partner's success is your success as well, otherwise why would anyone agree to one?
You also don't seem to know how negotiations work. If you do not enter one with a hard stance which you intend to soften later you will be robbed blind for your spinelessness. You must aim for the heavens to make the mountain you end up with seem reasonable by comparison, that's negotiation 101. It was vitally important we maintained that rhetoric going in, and nay-saying from the sides as you are now only weakens our position, unless your goal was actually for Britain to fail?
The Conservatives are normal people, who work hard to get people off benefits and into work. Vote Conservative.
Amen to what Judge Morville just said.
Excellent!!! And exactly what the majority of UK voted for.
Brexit is a huge success, except for the outcome... A funeral without flowers.
‘Robert Peston BBC’
... I thought he worked for ITV?
Ms May spoke on all that is to say in brief and clear words about UK's multicultural identity and about UK's role with the whole world and not with the EU only.
After all, UK's concern has to be with the whole world as we are now a nation of people from the whole world and not only of people from the EU.
Donald Tusk, Angela Merkil, Jean Claude-Juncker, Anotno Tijani and Edouard Phillipe please listen and hear this speech which requests you to stop threatening UK's Bravehearts. Please stop blustering on and on and say something which makes sense to us in the UK.
I have allot more respect for her now
If this is one of the great UK politician from one of its great parties I am not surprised by the decline of the UK after WWII.
Its 20:20
Who else feels uninspired after a Theresa May speech??
"some points of difference remain...." hard border in Ireland, citizens rights, SM/CU vs FTA. Oh well. *No cherry picking!* Integrity of SM/CU is vital for the EU. You knew that from day one.
Remco Van Ek we all did, darling.
Brits ... Pennywise, pound foulish. Your own government estimates that due to brexit your economy will loose out in all scenario's significantly.
Remco Van Ek never have people been so trusting of government. In my experience, people believe what they want to believe. I think this is why people swing from saying the government are doing a terrible job, we can’t trust them to, owe that actually supports my view, most trustworthy people ever. It’s not lost on me that people you don’t ordinarily support can be right but I don’t think this is the nature of this phenomenon.
Criteria should be cover as you already expressed
Theresa May's the Hokey Cokey prime minister - in out, in out, and shake it all about that what it shouldn't be all about!
The EU Commission shows a total lack of understanding abour UK's desire for Brexit!
If their leaders watched the recent cinema release "Darkest Hour' they will then understand that 'Economics' is not the only issue as to why the UK chose a path of independentce from EU's suffocating control.
In WW II, the UK stood alone and endured years of uncertainty but we never wavered about our values which still govern the UK today. Then we willingly sheltered the tortured communities of Europe and also helped them regain their lost homelands.
UK's values are not based on 'Economics' alone but on deep-rooted human values quite unique to our land, the UK.
Many a times the UK have suffered and endured even when alone and post-Brexit will be nothing new to our experience - we bravehearts in the UK will endure as before.
None of the other EU member nations can understand our UK's inner strength and purpose and it is for this reason that the EU Commission are trying to bully us into submission but as the "Darkest Hour" shows that this way will fail.
The EU Commission are also afraid of UK's decision to be independent Once Again to take control of the important aspects of our country's governance from trade with the whole expanding world with strong vibrant economies to the control of our internal affairs including of its borders based on regulations which suits the needs of our country which includes home security.
It is puzzling why the EU is bringing in the issue of Northern Ireland into Brexit negotiations when this is one of the four regions of the UK especially when in 2018 Northern Ireland is no longer the same of 60 years ago as Northern Ireland along with the rest of the UK have become a new multicultural nation with many new settlers now settled all over the UK whose aspirations are for a united UK as many new settlers have families all over including in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is not a one-race one-faith Catholic region of the UK. Northern Ireland just like the rest of the UK is now a multiracial multifaith region which makes it very different from the the Irish Republic.
Besides the non-Catholic population is about 40% only which puts them in the minority.
Also among the 40% Catholics one can assume that 15% prefer the existing Union with the UK. So that the people who have negative sentiments on the Union is less than 25%. If Sinn Fein's strong-arm methods are limited then the people of Northern Ireland wanting what Sinn Fein desire is likely to be about 9% only.
This, the overwhelming majority in Northern Ireland wishing to stay in the Union, the EU Commission is deliberately ignoring because they want to use any means - wrong ones as well - to put barriers in the Brexit negotiations. It is a great shame that the EU Commission is using such unethical means - one did not imagine that their leaders would stoop so low.
What the EU Commission should have suggested (taking into account that in 2018 Northern Ireland is now more a part of the UK since many new settlers are now resident here which has changed the character of the UK of 60 years ago with new settlers sitting as Cabinet Ministers, Lords, MPs, Mayors, Councillors, CEOs, other responsible positions) is that the UK with the Irish Republic under UK's own laws can develop a softer border engagement between UK's Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. But out of the confusion and out of fear about EU's future post-Brexit the Commissioners failed to think of this simple option.
These, our desire to lead the life we choose which we have confidence in, are fundamental needs beyond "Pure Economics" which we UK citizens now feel that the EU have not delivered to the UK to our satisfaction since voluntarily joining the EU years ago.
The EU by putting all sorts of barriers for our Exit - an unconditional Exit option is always implied in any partnership entered into voluntarily - clearly indicates that the EU Commission are afraid that the UK will do very well on its own.
This success by a now independent UK the EU fear will give messages to other EU members to consider having an Exit strategy of their own.
Basically the EU Commission is shaking in their boots and as we know people who are afraid will resort to bullying. This is exactly what the EU Commission are doing - bullying out of fear for they want to deny the truth which is that now the Commission is no longer a fit for purpose entity.
The EU Agreement of years back also had an Exit clause honouring the wishes of the people to leave if they chose to do later on. This the EU Commission are dishonouring and this speaks ill of the EU Commission's leadership.
The greatest wrong the EU Commission are doing is interfering in the internal affairs of our country the UK as mentioned above on Northern Ireland. They are not ashamed to use any means to stop us the UK Brexitting - to stoop so low shows their total fear that other EU members will take UK's stance in a few years time once we the UK show that we made a wonderful success of our lives after Brexit.
The EU Commission is in total confusion from fear and they cannot think straight and calmly. Instead of waiting to see if UK succeeds in its 'Hopes for a Better Future' which can lead to a better future for the EU as well, the EU instead are burying their heads in the sands thereby ignoring the reality of a better future for all.
It is time the EU Commission faced reality. They need to clear their heads and be less afraid of UK's success post-Brexit and accept that UK's success will bring positive changes all around including to the EU through new ways of interacting with the world which has changed and progressed and become more dynamic beyond our dreams.
The EU's attitude should not be so negative and in a spirit of free choice which existed during the setting up of the EU years ago the EU now should permit this free choice and accept the popular sanctioned Brexit without the bitterness they are expressing now.
This will bring prosperity not only to the UK but to the EU also and through this broadening of relationships with the wider world the international communities will be drawn closer to one another and this can only be a positive blessing.
i really hate the faces she makes when she pauses in between sentences, only that is worth resigning for
just to annoy the remoaners
we are finally taking back control
You are taking back your membership only but losing control on everything actually. British exports will have to complain to the EU made regulations on which you'll never been able to have any power on decision making at all.
Tell Hungary if you can.
taking back control of what? A Broken Britain?
Thank you for reminding us that Britain is currently broken but the people of Britain already know Britain is broken due to it's membership of the EU that's why we voted leave. And if things have to get worse before they get better have know doubt we will make sure that things will improve after we have left. If you are a criminal, terrorist ,slave owner, people smuggler or running a business paying less than the minimum wage etc, you're life is going to get tougher.
jc fur Is that a champagne bubble you're living in, time you tried some English sparkling wine.
if I was her I recon I would use the same tactic. make neutral statements and let everyone guess until the next speech. what a show. what the hell does one make of it all a year and a half later. is this a warning shot, or a remain plot?
flyingfishnet neutral?
well. statements that dont offend either sides?
really well mayhem will be writing letters to kentish pensioners that the food shortages and medicine shortages will hit them hardest and nothing can get through customs late august meanwhile in spain were i get 70 quid an hour and i retire at 60 all the papers talk about is trump being a russian asset and assenge being arrested and weve still to determine when kentish pensioners hate the eu
Spin on to 20:30, nothing happens until then... No Maybot dance unfortunately ☹
Is there still a chance we can stop brexit happening. I hope so. It seems there is no point to go through with it
Hopelessly vague aspirations and no substance whatsoever. And now look where we are.
We need Jeremy Colbourne put into an old home
this is not an argument of whether we are in or out because we are coming out regardless of who is taking us out, it is now about whether we want a hard of soft brexit
UK goods exports to the 11 fellow founding members of the Single Market have grown over the years 1993-2015 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of just 1.0 per cent. This compares unfavorably with the mean growth rate of the goods exports of Canada, Japan, Singapore and the US and 10 other non-member countries trading with the same 11 founding members under WTO rules, who had a CAGR of 1.93 per cent, which is almost twice as high. It also compares unfavourably with UK goods exports to the 111 countries with which it trades under WTO rules. These have grown over the same 23 years nearly three times faster, at a CAGR of 2.88 per cent. The records of services exports are no more encouraging, since they show that a single EU MarkeThe records of services exports are no more encouraging, since they show that a single EU Market in services barely exists. The European Commission’s preferred index of Market integration is the difference between intra- and extra-EU services exports as a percentage of EU GDP. In 2015 intra-EU exports were 6.90 per cent of EU GDP and extra-EU exports 5.90 per cent, a difference of 1.10 per cent. This is slightly less than it was in 2007, so by this index the Single Market in services has been declining rather than growing.,we are in fact better with NO DEAL !
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please somebody tell me how was the vote to leave was a way to not allow any part of the UK to be left behind again! please anyone id love to hear how that's going to happen
Phil Goddard because over population, stress on public services and trade restrictions cause the people at the bottom to be left out. Over population means poor living standards and lack of low skill jobs means no movement out of that and trade restrictions and regulations mean businesses cannot, in all senses of the word, afford to employ any more people to increase productivity which then increases the amount of people in work and paying tax to support public services. School places are overrun. The kids in school who need more attention to achieve the basics are overlooked as class sizes grow exponentially. This then again decreases the employability of that child in later life and has a knock on effect on the quality of it’s life. And so on.
Simone Cowell but leaving will not stop that. In fact judging by all independent reports leaving will make the majority of the population poorer.
No, the reports show it MIGHT hurt GDP in the short term, which is the aggregate of what the country makes, it doesn't account for the affects it has on specific classes, sectors etc other than oversimplified averages.
The Bank Of England on the other-hand has many reports showing the effects of over-saturation in labour markets, all of which show More People = Less Pay for low skilled job. Simple supply and demand economics, huge population growth like what we have seen recently is unsustainable for the most vulnerable in society.
Frankly, I am fine with luxury goods and such being more expensive in the short term, if it means we have less homeless people on streets or people working 3 jobs living hand-to-mouth while also raising kids. A benefit to the country as a whole at the expense of the weak and vulnerable is not a trade-off I will support.
Phil Goddard not really, we could become self-sufficient, agriculturally; only 7% of the UK is built on - plenty of jobs, new businesses. And with our fishing waters back, we’ll be as healthy as the Danes or Chinese.
F I R E it doesn’t, because that’s what we have now. Luxury goods will always be expensive. You don’t pay VAT on essentials, like food etc. So yes, stop free flowing immigration to desaturate the market and make employment gainful. This goes hand in hand with the agriculture comment I made above. Work is also good for psychological well-being, a lot of young men are committing suicide. GDP is relative, if goods are cheap, lower GDP is acceptable. Also GDP averages which makes it seem like everyone is getting this but some have more, others have less than GDP. So applied to the poorer in society, it’s meaningless, hence why I didn’t use the term. I meant productivity within a business allows a business to grow and employ more people.
Will no one rid us of this damned woman? - She radiates insincerity.
if you play it at 1.25 speed she actually sounds normal.
Cherry picking at the highest cherry tree you can find.
Mentor Zela how do you pick cherries? D’you just take the rotten ones and shove em in your pocket?
UK - "Hey, we would like for these things that benefit both of us to continue, but how about we talk about these things that don't benefit us and turn them into something that also benefits both of us? Also we are grown adults, we want to make our own decisions"
EU - "You want to improve something!? CHERRY PICKING! CAKES AND EATING THEM! Stop thinking independently and let us, your EU overlords, tell you what you want! (also give us all your money and let us use your NHS for free, kthxbye)"
And you wonder why Brexit happened...
Spectacular SPEECH, Prime Minster. Fight 2022
Oh god I have an ear ache now...
So what's wrong with having a border in Ireland?
Personally I have no idea. I think that the UK's position being dictated by a tiny minority of it in a decision which affects all of us is irresponsible at best.
But it is true that the resolution of conflict between Ireland and N-Ireland is unique and tensions do still remain. I doubt it would escalate though even if a border was enforced, but who knows.
GYRDC is already to do what ever is possible , how can we work with out car or salary that is shame
Hey guys, just tell me...Is that chain a kind of PM's dress code?
UK must pay before talking any trade aggrement !
We already pay for the things that make that agreement possible, and then some. Demanding money in this way really does make you appear to be a cult or mafia, where dissent must be quashed. You only strengthen the arguments for leaving by doing this.
Theresa May: ''I don't know how much longer I can hold off the vote my friends, more & more star systems are joining the separatists.''
Mace Windu: ''If they do break away?...''
Theresa May: ''I WILL NOT LET THIS REPUBLIC THAT HAS STOOD FOR A THOUSAND YEARS BE SPLIT IN TWO. MY NEGOTIATIONS WILL NOT FAIL.''
FITTEST EVER ! GOODS POINTS WELLMADE like the TEASEMAID WE LOVE !
Really like her speech very much
UK will be losing 19x more money than what they pay to EU, we are talking more than 130 billions every year, hundreds of thousands of jobs lost, the brexiters will be first to start asking for money, salaries, benefits and what not.
She's good at talking, terrible at getting good results.
who is this unelected actor .person she is awful
The word "Politics" is derived from the the Greek "poly" meaning many, and a "tic" which is a blood sucking insect.
Totally reminds me of this woman.
Think it comes from Polis mate.. Which is an urban centre, a city... Politics - Politiká means "affairs of the cities". I guess the word Polis and Poly have a connection because many people live in a city. Appreciate the joke though :D
We're fucked.
Waffling starts 21 minutes in....
Keep dreaming
Name one pm apart from the current one elected enough times because they were so popular that they remain in power over happy times.
No idea what Brexit is.
None.
Less.
Weeeeeeeak.
Is a long time in politics.
She has to remember that the EU shall domino soon. Italy, Germany shall had to pay more into
EU which shall not make her voters happy
Le Pen in France should hopefully win soon. If she does the people that vote for her shall also be leavers
Holland
Then what’s left. Poor countries to bail out poor countries
No single makers or customs union
We should be trading with each individual counties rather than EU
brexiters will not like this one little bit I suspect....... fudge fudge and more fudge...
Unicorns, pots of gold and imperial Renaissance for the Brexiters and some facts for the Remainers. That's what it boils down to. Meanwhile our EU brothers are gearing up for the almighty checkmate. Good luck you bunch of Brexiteering loonies!
I don't disagree.......but fun to watch the fallout as the speech gets digested....... and as Bruno says, Barnier goes Non! feathers being spat out everywhere..... ah well makes good copy
I'm a brexiteer but I also recognise that suddenly pulling out of every single of the area will massively damage the UK. Slow and steady wins the race.
stevefrompolaca Wrong,wrong and wrong again, you EU people have so misread the British again just like Germany did in 1939. Slow to action but steadfast once begun.
Step down mrs may your killing this country we are going to pay for this for years to come do yhe right thing step down now
Beggars belief as to why we're paying for a tiny proportion of the benefits when we could have all of them by simply remaining
You are forgetting any agreement also has its detriments. The EU partnership is not perfect and you are deluding yourself if you think it is. Everything can be improved, and Brexit can be that improvement if you let it.
The battle between Apple and Samsung. She sounds like Corbyn who had the balls to speak first. Although she is slightly more "harsh" on EU. However why would people follow a leader that has no sense of direction - even worse than the wind, can't you people not tell that she is being played and she fights for her and mates? We all need business partners at this time and you can control the business without leaving it if you are a hard worker.
Did you forget the numerous attempts we made to reform the EU from inside it? How well did that go for us, hmm?
Also, she literally spends the entire speech outlining pretty much the ideal scenario for Britain and in her opinion the EU as well. But I guess having a plan is the same as having no sense of direction right?
As for her "mates," you forget they are also UK citizens. This is in their interest too.
They didn't do enough! Did you forget how she seized the opportunity to be a PM although she was against Brexit? And regarding "her mates" I definitely didn't refer to other politicians but to business people, check her background friend. Can't you see how she's playing us? And she doesn't do to well on Brexiting keeping in mind the way she approached Brexit in the first place...
We should take the trade negotiations off the table, and declare Unilateral Free Trade. By imposing tariffs, we harm only our own consumers by reducing choice. Our businesses won't like it, but feather bedding businesses disincentivises them from producing better and cheaper products and kills innovation. Furthermore, it would put the responsibility for ensuring a soft border in Ireland firmly in the EU's court.
Weather ??? it is fairly good ! ,when it comes to law you listen to the EU and Islam ! border control yes not in years to come ! ,,sorry we have lost tolerance .complexity how many years does it take ? ,,,your interests should give us priority not Brussels ! ,I wish she felt the same way with us as she feels for Ireland .,Many of the arguments in favour of the UK remaining a member of the Customs Union or Single Market, by way of EFTA or the EEA, have been resuscitated in the light of the election. They all rest on the assumption that membership has been of great benefit to the UK economy. Unfortunately, this assumption remains untested and unproven - even after 23 years of membership.
Eu shouldnt export anymore to UK. Deal wasnt good especially for east europe.
BigWilki123321 cost of UK leading role in EU was 200 a year pounds per citizen (include migrants). Of course every working migrant pay more in taxes.. Ive paid over 3k for walfare and NHS last year. Big Insurance corporations like Aviva (british) can also benefit by havin access to east europe market.
Theresa May makes it a chore to listen to her.
Lol
too many big words Darren?
Darren Fair it’s called an attention span, get one.
Toggling through the First 20 Minutes of the Guardians video before Theresa May comes on stage was a 'chore feeling' creator
OMG this lady has no charisma, how can she serve as a prime minister?
get the lords out to they are traitors....I hope we get out of the EU completely dont want any feckin corruption in this country too you best keep to what the people voted for and get us out PM. good chat too
UK doesn't have Rubik's Cube problem solving mentality. Good luck all I can say !
Boris will handle this divorce. May is, as usual completely out of her depth. Indoubt she could fun a tuck shop.
What Ive set out in my 5 tests is ..... the 5 tests that i we will be setting . lol
sounds like something her good friend Trump would say ... completely meaningless drivel
Empty words it didnt come from the heart it came from apiece of paper, OUT IS OUT you Mrs May will allow them to walk all over us, well i hope she realises the strength of feeling is now starting boil and to save her own skin she needs to do more than talk from a piece of paper
Poor, Irish people's , the pm at the beginning of her speech say. We do not want hard border, or infrastructure but if the Eu want that done to them. Just to prepare the blame if there a hard border. It is like when boris Johnson suggested a bridge to be built in between France and the Uk, will the nation agree to have no checks on that bridge. One and half year in it and still no solution and I was just one of the three point that uk had to answered. But we are strong and stable on the closing of many businesses in recent weeks part due to berixt. "The future bright"
Trade on WTO terms demand hard borders, its WTO rule and not Eu claims!
Out means out, she’s a con woman
She needs to come up with solutions and stop just pointing the finger at the EU
findtherror but what if it is the EU, who should she point the finger at?
Simone Cowell Take Ireland for example. The EU has proposed 3 possible solutions: UK stays in single market (like Norway), UK leaves single market an there will be a hard border in Ireland, or Northern Ireland will stay while the rest of the UK leaves single market
Simone Cowell she dismissed all of them but fails to present a solution. It seems to me she is just waiting for everything to collapse and then blame the EU
findtherror and the second one is correct. If it was on a test and the question was which solution best fits what Brexit is, that is. And that’s what I expect for my vote.
Scotland said (DUB) they want the same treatment as NI!
Good speech! Still an idiotic decision....
When we leave do we get out many back that we loaned to other countries
If so we could use that to buy our way out
EU can buy our loans to Greece where they won’t pay back anyway
Yet the EU authorized the loan so they can keep it
Can anyone explain me why do u hate her so much? I'm not brit
A lot of whistling in the dark...
KEYSAnd RATS ! Prepare for a New relationship - pillars !
Teacher May
Lovely lady let's all get behind our beautiful gorgeous lovely prime wonderful minister and be proud of England love her well done Theresa for winning the election have met lots of gorgeous fantastic beautiful wonderful lady's like you
I'm not going to apply other work , I made deadline to move this organization forward, within 10 days , if get fail , I have leave this program and stay at my home while I can't drive what organization requires, I said so becouse my hard struggle changed abuse.
UK must pay EU 100 billions pounds first!!
Well I never thought the UK would see a new Carry On film... but TM managed today to deliver one.
What happened to dropping Binding commitments. Civil service obviously won over BREXIT
Carry on merkeling
littlebighorn What? They aren't carrying on, their coalition agreement outlines a complete shift in position. They have set a quota on how many migrants are allowed to enter and have acknowledged the problems some migrants are causing with crime. They vowed to spend money on integrating immigrants to be more German and to deport any that won't adhere. Merkel wouldn't have even considered these policies before last election. The people have been heard! Have you been living under a rock?
Well said lbh and you've only covered Germany so far, the rest of the 27 are in the same or a bigger mess when you consider their finances too.
Independence for Scotland
Good News! - Brits, now you have to pay. The good times of Britain in the EU is gone. Britain is not the second best country in Europe but must fight to survive. And Britain is even not free - nothing has changed! - Britain remains an EU slave country but has to pay the EU Bill and the weak and sick British Pound. What a disaster? A tragedy for Britain! Thank May and Nigel and Boris.
"Britain remains an EU slave country" Thanks for supporting Brexit as controlled opposition i guess? If you can describe the system you support as having "slave countries" I think the case for leaving basically makes itself, no?
I think Fire leaving is the best option because there is indeed a difference if you are in and the second important EU nation or you are out and free and nothing but a slave.
i think the pensioners revolution is a miss
My Situation is really bad! But Please Believe in Me! I find it really good what you are doing! It is one way how to do things and if the situation is like this! Then things need to be done how you and Trump are doing it! But I have a better Solution for all the Problems one of the Solution is that we have to fight together with the World and the Nations the Problem of Terrorism! And then we have to creat a better World for the good people!
Teresa do it become loved by us all we love you do it we voted become the most powerful woman in Europe I will stand behind you love you do it serve what we voted and don't lose when you do this I will cuddle you do It Teresa love you.
MBGA
Teresa is my prime minister and I love her she's buetifull gorgeous she challenged another general election and won love you Teresa you gorgeous thing from Matthew you sexy beautiful gorgeous woman
Just like we say in a game of football: Team A(EU) is all over Team B(UK) i.e EU with better possesssion Or TeamB(UK) is all over the place.That is just obvious!
Zeem Wells Team GB, mind you. If the EU wants us to stay so badly then ease off the sarcasm. Hardly seems convincing.
We're better at it, too. Your move ; good luck.
The background is racist, it has britain in the centre!!!
It is the best way you can have a world map that doesn't cut a landmass in two. Britain is the centre of the world, GMT.
Judge Morville typical leaver, why don't you just leave the country and go to texas. It is racist because Africa is a country
Typical remainer, no valid point to make, so just resort to bigotry and abuse. "Africa is a country" you are surely not that stupid as to believe Africa is a country, so what point are you trying to make Community Channele? Oh and by the way, it is the best way to have a world map that doesn't cut a landmass in two, try it if you don't believe me.
reported, stop harrasing me because of my sexuality.
LOL OK whatever.
Sooo British in its most negative way... We do not need the EU (spit, beurk, kots, etc..) but we need it sooo much. In Dutch we call this : achterbaks. In short: underhanded. Despiteful!
But it is also true that some of the most vulnerable people in Britain are being squeezed by the effects of unchecked globalism, freedom of movement and a lax immigration policy in general has mean't the largest population boom in the recent memory and to call the labour markets over-saturated is an understatement.
The poorest in Britain need Brexit to happen.
Transgender
I like Teresa May. I think she set good role and appreciate the hard work. I'd like to see more female politicians. The "cat" in No 10.. beware of the kids.
Love Teresa may she's buetifull has the guts of Winston Churchill what a beautiful lady definitely gorgeous fantastic woman I love amber Rudd. These women are fantastic love and protect them
Matthew Barclay ,you are delusional,blind,deft and need to go back on your meds
Steven Jacks can't believe latest on brexit thanks for your reply not happy about brexit news