At their first meeting after returning from the summer recess, Prime Minister Theresa May´s cabinet agreed there was a “strong emphasis on pushing ahead [without a parliamentary vote]”, May´s office said, Bloomberg News reported.
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Speaking at her country retreat Chequers in Buckinghamshire today, May told her ministers that Britain must make a success of Brexit.
The view among ministers at the meeting was that the government should seek a “unique” arrangement with the European Union that would allow “controls on the numbers of people who come to Britain from Europe but also a positive outcome for those who wish to trade goods and services”, a spokeswoman for the prime minister said.
May has said she will not trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon treaty to start the exit procedure until next year so that she can have time to make sure she has the best chance of winning best deal for Britain, her spokesman said. May has been unequivocal in saying “Brexit means Brexit”, since becoming PM, suggesting that she plans to trigger Article 50, which then gives the nation two years to negotiate its exit.
BBC political correspondent Tom Bateman said Mrs May had asked every Cabinet minister before the summer break to identify what were described as the “opportunities” for their departments and she will now expect them to report back.
“I do not think Article 50 will be invoked”, he said. We’ll be looking at how we can work to increase productivity, that’s one of the key issues that we want to address.
“Parliament will be involved, it will have a say, opinions will be aired, but I would just say that the referendum bill was passed by a majority of six to one in the Commons and that that PM has been clear that the will of the people who voted to leave the European Union must be respected”.
May said social reform was an important priority and that the country should be one that works for everyone.
However, experts claim that any limit on this could put our access to the single market under threat.
A Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister explained that the United Kingdom will not trigger Article 50 before the end of the year to give the United Kingdom and the European Union time to prepare for negotiations and to help ensure that the process is as smooth as possible”.
Commenting on Prof. Brooke’s opinions, UKIP MEP Bill Etheridge said it is clear Project Fear is still “alive and kicking”, adding that it was the professor who was talking “gobbledygook” as UKIP would strive to ensure Brexit will be a reality.
In other words, she is looking to retain all the perks of Britain staying within the Single Market.
“It is time for Britain to be a sovereign, free and democratic nation away from the tentacles of the interfering EU”.
According to a spokesperson for Number 10, May explained that Article 50 will not be triggered until next year.
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It was claimed she meant to “bang a few heads together” to halt the feuding between the so-called “Three Brexiteers”, Liam Fox, David Davis and Boris Johnson.
