David Davis the SoS for Brexit made a statement to parliament this afternoon - although I am not sure why since we learned nothing new. The government does not know what Brexit means beyond meaning Brexit.
It is amazing to me because the new government is trying to do exactly what the previous Cameron administration tried to do albeit from the opposite direction. Cameron tried to keep the status quo but without freedom of movement of labour. May is trying to scrap everything then negotiate most things back in except freedom of movement of labour.
What the EU members will make of this is anyone's guess. Amazingly, Mr Davis did not accept the premise from Anna Soubry that it would come down to a choice between controlling immigration and retaining tariff free access to the single market. He still thinks we can have both!
And in answer to a question about the customs union (which has huge implications for the border with Ireland) he was equivocal to say the least.
And I am struck by how many MPs (usually those who encouraged a leave vote) are absolutely certain what people voted for. It's either controlling immigration, regaining sovereignty or avoiding budgetary contributions. But none of them think it had anything to do with the £350m per week going to the NHS or any of the other claims made by Vote Leave.
Update: The only thing of note he said about it being improbable that we would join the single market if we could not control immigration has now been denied by Downing Street (HERE). He was apparently just giving his own opinion.
And in answer to a question about the customs union (which has huge implications for the border with Ireland) he was equivocal to say the least.
And I am struck by how many MPs (usually those who encouraged a leave vote) are absolutely certain what people voted for. It's either controlling immigration, regaining sovereignty or avoiding budgetary contributions. But none of them think it had anything to do with the £350m per week going to the NHS or any of the other claims made by Vote Leave.
Update: The only thing of note he said about it being improbable that we would join the single market if we could not control immigration has now been denied by Downing Street (HERE). He was apparently just giving his own opinion.
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