Shoe us what you’re made of, Theresa, and reveal your plans for post-Brexit Britain
Do Brexiteers deserve May, another Brussels-loving PM?
MOST of Britain – and especially Sun readers – voted decisively two weeks ago for Brexit.
They did so in the hope that it signalled a fresh start as a sovereign and independent nation.
Theresa May, favourite to win the Conservative leadership contest, must put forward her plan for Britain.
Today, it looks likely their clearly expressed wish will be overturned and we will once more be led by a pro-Brussels Prime Minister.
Brexit leaders Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have bludgeoned each other to oblivion.
They deserve all they got.
But do Brexiters deserve Theresa May?
Tory grass-roots supporters must now choose between the Home Secretary and new girl Andrea Leadsom as our next woman PM.
In these tumultuous times it is risky to make forecasts.
But only a sensational upset can stop Mrs May now.
This is not what the voters wanted or expected.
Despite her “Brexit means Brexit” vow, Mrs May believes the EU is a Good Thing.
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Despite backing Remain, she managed subtly to show a glimpse of Brexit stocking.
Indeed, there was a time before the referendum when it seemed possible this steely woman might end up leading the Brexit campaign.
Even as the campaign raged to its sensational climax, she managed to keep a foot in both camps.
But the secret to Mrs May’s success is that nobody has access to her private thoughts — except her husband Philip, her constant companion.
It is amusing that Michael Gove’s wife, Sarah Vine, gets so much stick for her outspoken support, while Philip May and other political spouses — including Sam Cameron — are just as active behind the scenes.
Theresa is infuriatingly disciplined, tight-lipped and ultra-discreet. Journalists do not expect this highly ambitious politician to leak them a story over lunch.
But now we need to know precisely what she has in mind as our likely next leader.
And we need to know fast.
It is preposterous that the nation must waste two precious MONTHS before we are to know for sure.
The party should be told to decide in two WEEKS.
We have already been betrayed by Whitehall mandarins who prepared no plans at all for Britain after Brexit.
Now, having voted to quit the EU, we want a proper road map.
Britain voted to regain control over our borders, of course.
But immigration is only part of the reason we headed for the door.
We want our democratically elected MPs to be sovereign, making our own laws, upheld by the Supreme Court
More urgently, we want to be free to trade unfettered with the rest of the world.
India, Australia, Canada and New Zealand are already beating a path to our doors to make deals.
We must seize this initiative immediately — before the bewildered but vengeful EU Commission starts closing ranks against us.
Britain should slash corporation tax to ten per cent, not the 15 per cent proposed by Chancellor George Osborne.
We should scrap Brussels red tape and EU regulations.
Britain can learn a lot about reform from countries who have already had to fend for themselves — like tiny New Zealand, and Australia, cut adrift with other Commonwealth nations when we joined the EEC.
The world has already given the UK a vote of confidence, with investors sending share prices soaring.
The plunging Pound is a blessing for exporters, not the disaster some claim.
Our own trade minister, ex-Waitrose boss Lord Price, says Brexit could herald a “second Elizabethan Golden Age”.
We are blessed with one of the world’s largest economies, an international language, the rule of law and a huge financial industry.
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Two whole weeks have already been frittered away while the Government thrashes around in search of a new leader.
Whether it’s May or Leadsom, we want a plan.
It is possible Mrs May has one already worked out.
If so, we want to see it.
And we want it now.