Junker put in his place as Merkel warns him to stop being so ‘nasty’
With an urgent need to find a new prime minister both main parties need to reflect on how out of touch they were
THREE days on and the referendum result feels no less sensational.
When the British people speak, nothing is more powerful.
And when we make up our minds, no amount of threats or scares will shift us.
In the immediate aftermath, the fall in the Pound and the stock market must have led some people to wonder if they’d done the right thing.
But the markets bounced back.
Our economy is as resilient today as it was before Thursday. And with our freedom from Brussels and a new global outlook it’s going to get even stronger.
As for the threats to punish us from Jean-Claude Juncker: he was put in his place yesterday by the most powerful politician in the EU, Angela Merkel.
She said there’s no need to be “nasty”, to push us out too quickly or to punish us to deter others from leaving.
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Both main parties now need to reflect on how out of touch they were.
For the Tories, that is urgent as they need to choose a leader.
For all his jokey image, Boris is a serious political figure. His record of electoral success is brilliant.
Twice in a row he won the London mayoral contest for the Tories in a city solidly Labour.
Friday’s result was even more stunning. People said he was putting his career first when he decided to lead the Leave campaign. But it was the opposite: when he joined, Remain looked certain to win.
Theresa May has the experience, but she has to answer critics on immigration.
The defeated Cameroons are pushing her as the Anyone But Boris candidate.
These people never learn. Instead of carrying on fighting a battle they lost on Friday, they should show some humility and learn from the referendum result.
Then there is Michael Gove. The Justice Secretary is a man of great ability who stuck to his principles ahead of both his career and his friendship with the PM.
Too many Remainers are behaving as if Leave had no right to win and that they simply won’t accept what happened.
This vote was decisive and clear. Britain is going to change, and both main parties had better adjust to that or face the consequences.