Second quote of the day 8th October 2019

"Those who pushed the Benn Act intended to sabotage a deal and they’ve probably succeeded."


This is a quote from an anonymous Number Ten staffer in a letter to Fraser Nelson of the Spectator which is written up in an article on the Spectator site here.

For what it is worth I personally think this only describes some of those who voted for the Benn Act.

I am inclined to take the word of those MPs who had previously voted three times to leave the EU with a deal before  supporting the Benn act that they were trying to stop "no deal" rather than sabotage Brexit and that they want a deal. 

I happen to also think that those people made a terrible mistake because the behaviour of the EU commission and the other 27 member stages over the past week does appear consistent with the view that the passage of the Benn Act on top of all the other votes in the House of Commons against the government has given the EU the impression that there is no point making an effort to get a deal with Britain because parliament won't approve it.

However, parliament has voted against practically every course of action which has been put in front of it and most of those who said they were trying to stop "No deal" also voted three times against a deal.

Where these people are concerned I find it difficult to disagree with the anonymous Number Ten staffer.

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