Up with a stinking cold... and just received this response to the petition that totally encapsulates all that is wrong with Theresa May and her attitude to those who want to Remain. Dictatorial and not even the tiniest bit conciliatory to the 48% whose wishes have been completely fucked over. I honestly believe that if the result were the other way around, yes we would have remained but there would have also been serious acknowledgment and accommodation made for the 48% who wanted to Leave. We wouldn’t have pushed for a “hard Remain”. I’m also sure that petition like this for the unsuccessful side would have been more “We acknowledge that a significant number of people wanted to Leave”. This has got very little to do with honouring democracy and a lot to do with TM not wanting to be remembered for destroying her beloved Conservative party.
^This Government will not revoke Article 50. We will honour the result of the 2016 referendum and work with Parliament to deliver a deal that ensures we leave the European Union.
It remains the Government’s firm policy not to revoke Article 50. We will honour the outcome of the 2016 referendum and work to deliver an exit which benefits everyone, whether they voted to Leave or to Remain.
Revoking Article 50, and thereby remaining in the European Union, would undermine both our democracy and the trust that millions of voters have placed in Government.
The Government acknowledges the considerable number of people who have signed this petition. However, close to three quarters of the electorate took part in the 2016 referendum, trusting that the result would be respected. This Government wrote to every household prior to the referendum, promising that the outcome of the referendum would be implemented. 17.4 million people then voted to leave the European Union, providing the biggest democratic mandate for any course of action ever directed at UK Government.
British people cast their votes once again in the 2017 General Election where over 80% of those who voted, voted for parties, including the Opposition, who committed in their manifestos to upholding the result of the referendum.
This Government stands by this commitment.
Revoking Article 50 would break the promises made by Government to the British people, disrespect the clear instruction from a democratic vote, and in turn, reduce confidence in our democracy. As the Prime Minister has said, failing to deliver Brexit would cause “potentially irreparable damage to public trust”, and it is imperative that people can trust their Government to respect their votes and deliver the best outcome for them.
Department for Exiting the European Union.^