He has subsequently urged Eurosceptic Conservative MPs to rally behind the prime minister as she faces down her backbench critics despite the resignation of two cabinet colleagues over the issue.
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Anne Milton Awaits White Paper Before Deciding Her Stance on Chequers Brexit Deal
Published on: 11 Jul, 2018
Updated on: 15 Jul, 2018
Rt Hon Anne Milton MP
Guildford’s MP says she is waiting to see the White Paper on the Brexit deal agreed by the Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet before deciding on her position.
She told The Guildford Dragon NEWS: “For me, the two issues uppermost in my mind are regaining sovereignty and decision making in Westminster and avoiding an economic shock that would cost jobs.
“As long as Westminster has the ability to make decisions, it means that Parliament will be free to decide, in the future, what Parliament feels is right for the country – that surely is what Brexit was all about. It will then be for the voters of this country free to support or not the decisions that their MPs make.”
Milton did not reveal her voting intention in the lead up to the 2016 referendum but revealed to The Guildford Dragon shortly after the polls closed that, along with most of the Guildford electorate, she had voted Remain, albeit with some reluctance.
Rt Hon Micheal Gove MP
Prominent Leaver Michael Gove, the MP for Surrey Heath, which encompasses the Ash and Tongham wards of Guildford borough, was present at Chequers when the “agreement” was reached.
“Those of us who believe that we want to execute a proper Brexit, and one that is the best deal for Britain, have an opportunity now to get behind the prime minister in order to negotiate that deal,” he said.
He told the BBC’s Andrew Marr: “We are being generous to the EU, we are showing flexibility. If the EU is not generous and flexible, then we may have to contemplate walking away without a deal.”
Sir Paul Beresford MP
Sir Paul Beresford, the MP for Mole Valley, which encompasses the easternmost wards of Guildford Borough, has not, so far, responded to an invitation to give his position. If a response is received it will be added. Please check back.
Sir Paul voted Remain in the 2016 referendum and backed Theresa May’s campaign in the subsequent Tory party leadership election.
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John Perkins
July 12, 2018 at 9:53 am
Anne Milton’s ability to sit on the fence is surpassed only by Michael Gove’s ability to jump it repeatedly.
When Sir Paul wakes up he’ll find the fence has been built across his land.
David Raison
July 12, 2018 at 9:05 pm
The White Paper is a classic act of appeasement. We voted to Leave the EU, not continue as a vassal state. Anne Milton should abide by the wishes of the electorate and both resign her post (unlikely) and vote against this.
Stuart Barnes
July 13, 2018 at 8:36 am
The proposed deal with the EU is simply a betrayal and sellout to a corrupt organisation hated by many. Mrs May and Co have not only defied the will of 17.5 million voters but also their own MPs. She set up David Davis etc, to propose a deal while at the same time sabotaging any such arrangement by allowing unelected civil servants (Robbins & Co) to do a completely different and sellout deal behind their backs and then trying to blackmail Conservative MPs into supporting it.
The whole thing is an utter disgrace and confirms many people’s belief that it is a waste of time voting because democracy is dead in this country.
Where are the proponents of democracy now? They seem to able to spend time and Soros money in insulting President Trump but show no sign of wanting to protest about the insult to our country’s democracy.
J Dickinson
July 15, 2018 at 12:07 pm
Also see “We voted remain to preserve our jobs” https://guildford-dragon.com/2018/07/15/letter-we-voted-remain-to-preserve-our-jobs/ , which responds to this article and some of the comments made on it.
Jules Cranwell
July 21, 2018 at 9:10 am
Democracy is certainly dead in Guildford, where the council elite and the inspector can ignore the results of several consultations, from which the overwhelming result was to leave the greenbelt alone and to scrap the plan to take most villages out of the green belt.
The GBC Tories were elected on a pledge to protect the green belt.
These dissemblers should be voted out at the next opportunity.