Posted on 08/30/2016 4:38:40 AM PDT by Michael van der Galien
Appearing on British television this morning, former UKIP-leader Nigel Farage issued a stark warning to Theresa May, Great Britain's new (Tory) Prime Minister. Although kindly giving her the benefit of the doubt for the time being, he made clear that he expects her to trigger article 50 before the end of January 2017. If she does not, he implied, he'll take action.
May has, since becoming Tory-leader and, therefore, prime minister, made clear she intends to follow through on the referendum results in which British voters opted to leave the European Union (called a Brexit). So far so good, Farage said today, but noted:
"Everything she [PM May) said about immigration numbers sounded terrific, and wasn't delivered. At the moment, I'm prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt, but what she needs to do is trigger what's known as Article 50. It's the mechanism by which we say: 'Right, the clock is ticking, we've got up to two years to sort this whole thing out'."
When asked when he would like to see it triggered, Farage answered:
"Well, I think it's fine for the ministers to get their team in place and that makes sense. You know, don't go into battle until the army is ready. But I would not want to see this delayed past January."
Always the gentleman, Farage put it very mildly, but May and other Tories will see this for what it is: a threat. Farage resigned as UKIP leader on July 4 of this year, but it's clear that he'll once again take the lead if May doesn't follow through on her Brexit promises.
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And that's exceptionally good news for those who support a Brexit specifically, and the dismantling of the European Union in general.
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I think you got hoodwinked Nigel, They have no intention to trigger Brexit
Someone has to hold her feet to the fire!
Wait until after the US Inaugural in January.
Brits might need a good ally in the transition. If Trump prevails, it might be a lot easier to accomplish needed remedy.
The UK has found their own Paul Ryan it seems, hopefully that’s not so,
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