BACKGROUND

The British spirit of independent development aroused the feeling of going it alone in a complex world where opportunities could no longer be exploited to generate prosperity and welfare by being tied to the apron strings of the European Union. This spirit culminated in a national referendum in 2016 whereby the population were given a chance to voice their opinion on whether it was in the best interests of the nation to withdraw from this superstate arrangement that seemed to many to have outlived its usefulness in a globalised environment.

The recalcitrants of the Liberal Party with its subservience to European camaraderie and the divergent views of the Labour Party were stunned when the nation voted 52% to 48% for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. The constitution of the United Kingdom was not fully apparent to the politicians and judges so that the disagreements in Parliament on the procedures that should be adopted to effect the withdrawal by invoking Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union were tested and are still being tested to their utmost limits.

The pressure to do something drastic to regnite national pride came to the fore with the development and support steadily acquired by the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) which was formed by disgruntled Conservatives unhappy that the country should take dictations from the European Union on such fundamental matters as immigration and free movement, payment of large sums of money to the European Union, exploitation of sea resources in terms of fisheries, and being subject to the laws and regulations that would be administered by the European Court of Justice. The offshoot of UKIP under Nigel Farage is the Brexit Party that puts considerable pressure on the Conservatives to progress the strive to exitting the European Union.

David Cameron the Conservative Prime Minister had not foreseen the strength of feeling within the nation until voters compelled the Party to rethink his Remain predisposition. He resigned and Mrs Theresa May became the next Prime Minister. She believed that under the royal prerogative she had the power to not consult Parliament in drafting the withdrawal agreement with the European Union. This was challenged in the Courts and the Courts ruled that she would have to legislate through Parliamentary processes to invoke Article 50 and that her withdrawal agreement would itself have to be ratified by a vote of Members of Parliament and the House of Lords.

A date was set for United Kingdom leaving the European Union on 31 March 2019, but despite several attempts by Theresa May no single draft withdrawal agreement received ratification by Parliament. There was considerable soul searching among individual parliamentarians concerned that the withdrawal would damage economic prosperity, with the Liberal Party reinforcing its policy to campaign strongly to remain in the European Union. A substantial number of Labour Members of Parliament left the Party and formed the Change UK group that campained for a fresh new referendum to re-establish the voice of the people instead of honouring the 2016 referendum result.

Agreement could not be reached by 31 March 2019 and the United Kingdom had to seek an extension of time for the withdrawal from the European Union to be made effective. This date was set for 31 October 2019. Prime Minister Theresa May resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party when there was massive revolt against her detailed proposals and her failure to get it through Parliamentary procedures within the original deadline. There was a substantial number of Conservative Members of Parliament who wished to leave the European Union without a deal so that the country would be free to engage in trade deals on world trade terms instead of taking directives from arrangements agreed with the European Union.

The Conservative and Unionist Party elected Boris Johnson as its new leader and he became Prime Minister with a mission to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union, do or die, by 31 October 2019 with a deal if possible but also without a deal if no agreement could be reached by this date. The Liberal Party and the Labour Party passed the Benn Act that would effectively force the Prime Minister to seeking a further extension on the date by which the United Kingdom would leave the Europen Union. There was considerable tussle in Parliament and Boris Johnson attempted to prorogue Parliament for a period of 5 weeks during which he said that a new Queens Speech would take place. The decision ot prorogue Parliament was challenged in the High Court which said that under the consitutional separation of powers it had no business to intervene. This was appealed by Gina Miller's team in the the Supreme Court, whose 11 Justices judged that the governments proroguing of Parliament was unlawful and never took place. This was because no reasonable justification was given to the Court for the proroguing of Parliament and the procedure prevented Parliament from performing its constituional functions of scrutinising the Prime Minister on his actions so that it stifled debate. The Parliament resumed amid chaotic scenes of accusations and recriminations. Boris Johnson did not resign on the verdict delivered by the Supreme Court and said that the decision was not right. He challenged the opposition to implement a vote of no confidence in him or to let there be a general election to sort out the crisis. The opposition parties would not do that because they were of the view that this was a ploy by the government to crash out of the European Union on 31 October 2019 without a deal that would be supported by the majority of MPs, and Labour and Liberals were hell bent on not supporting any deal negotiated by the Conservative Party. These opposition politicians also denied Boris Johnson an immediate general election that would have had the effect of securing a mandate from the electorate to govern to their manifestos and refused to call a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister that would have lead to it. Further the oppositon would not agree to a recess to allow the Conservative Party to have their annual conference in order to seek an extension of the Brexit exit deadline beyond 31 October 2019, possibly to the end of January 2020 in order that they would argue that the Conservatives failed to deliver Brexit in an orderly manner with a deal that the majority in Parliament supported. This was a manifestation of opposition for opposition sake and mired in party politics rather than having a government of national unity that would produce the will of the people currently.

That is the background as it stands on this day, the 27th of  September 2019.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON BREXIT

The Prime Minister's negotiations with European Union continue to see if a deal can be struck by 18 October 2019.

31 October 2019 Update:

The new Prime Minister Boris Johson negotiated another deal with the European Union that required ratification by Parliament in the United Kingdom. He chose to go for a general election instead to obtain a fresh mandate from the population to see how Parliamentary democracy which has proven to be the lawful process in the constitution of the country plays out. 

This general election will take place on 12 December 2019, and required an amendment to the Fixed Term Parliament Act that would have required a two-thirds majority for the Bill to hold a mid-term general election. This is because with Parliamentary democracy the Prime Minister would not risk his attainment of the withdrawal agreement that was approved through amendments being tabled by opposition Members of Parliament to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill because all parties are sick and tired of these Parliamentary machinations in the United Kingdom. The European Union has extended the deadline for the decision until 31 January 2019 to see what happens in the general election and determine the future association with the United Kingdom.

13 December 2019 Update:

The Conservative Party has secured a landslide majority in the general election and the Prime Minister Boris Johnsom has a fresh mandate for effective government over the next 5 years to get Brexit done as the new government sees fit. The dithering Labour Party secured only 203 seats in the new parliament with Conservatives gaining 363 seats. The Liberal Democrats with their pro-Remain agenda failed miserably with the Leader Jo Swinson losing her seat in her constituency to the ever stronger Scottish National Party. The near final state of Parliament is as follows:

UK GENERAL ELECTION 2019 LIVE RESULTS 650 / 650PARTY SEATS WON CONSERVATIVE 365 LABOUR 203 LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 11 SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY 48 GREEN PARTY 1 BREXIT PARTY 0 PLAID CYMRU 4 OTHERS 18

It therefore now looks certain that the deal negotiated by Boris Johnson for UK's withdrawal from the European Union by 31 January 2019 will be implemented as the Prime Minister sees fit. The State of the Union of United Kingdom therefore appears secure if Westminister does not yield to the demand of the Scottish National Party to administer a second referendum for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.

27 January 2020 Update:

Thank You Yahoo/Inbox Richard Tice To:shanpanigrahi@yahoo.co.uk 16 Dec at 14:02 View this email in your browser Dear Supporter, Just under a year, and what a year it has been. With your support, the Brexit Party has been able to shape the political agenda of our country. We ensured that Brexit will happen by removing the Theresa May led government and then we forced the Tories’ shift, in recent months, towards a proper clean break Brexit. Now we helped them get a big Brexit majority win in this election. Our decision to stand down in incumbent Tory seats allowed us to focus our efforts on Labour and others who are committed to a second referendum and remain. It was essential for us to ensure that we did not enable a remain win. Our decision has been vindicated. In seat after seat, particularly in the North, our share of the vote corresponds to the fall in support for Labour. Whether the constituency you live in is one we stood in for this General Election or not, you and your support have been a hugely important part of the Brexit Party team. Many of you have put in incredible efforts, helping build local support and gathering pledges. For this we are hugely grateful, and even if you didn’t have a Brexit Party candidate to vote for in your constituency, we did everything we could to ensure a national leave majority to deliver on the mandate you gave the government. Making change, ensuring the government serves its people, is all about participation; each person playing their part in determining their future. Nigel and I, and the whole Brexit Party team, thank you for your continued support and commitment to the party. We must continue to ensure a proper Brexit will be delivered, and one thing’s for sure — we know we can make change and we know there is more to make. We need reform. Once again this election demonstrates that we have a broken political system; when you consider that the SNP got under 4% of the vote and now have 48 MPs, but the hundreds of thousands of people who voted for for the Brexit Party have no representation in Westminster. This simply isn’t right — it is not real Democracy. Hopefully, our mission to put Brexit back on track is now complete, for that we should all feel immensely proud. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very festive season. With much gratitude and best wishes, Richard Tice Chairman The Brexit Party National Support Team: 0800 414 8525 For more information, contact info@thebrexitparty.org To get more involved with local campaigning, contact campaigning@thebrexitparty.org To request an application form to be considered for an organisational role, contact volunteers@thebrexitparty.org To suggest policy ideas, contact policy@thebrexitparty.org You can also write to us at: The Brexit Party PO Box 10759 Ashby de la Zouch LE65 0EZ Promoted by Paul Oakden on behalf of The Brexit Party, at 83 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0HW Any details you provide will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy Copyright © 2019 The Brexit Party. All rights reserved. Hartlepool supporters Our mailing address is: The Brexit Party 83 Victoria Street London, SW1H 0HW United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.