By Anthony Young-
Theresa May’s government are seriously divided over the triggering of Article 50, due to be set in motion as early as tomorrow.
Senior Conservatives have been at each other’s throat, with a number of them ganging up against Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, over his hiked taxes for the self employed. He has been described as ;;clueless about politics”, with close associates of the Chancellor retaliating by referring to Theresa May’s team as ”economically illiterate”.
Mps prepare to vote on the Brexit Bill for a second time today , with two members of the Liam Fox, The International Trade Secretary, and Boris Johnson, The Foreign Secretary, seriously at odds on key issues. Fox insists that leaving the EU without securing a deal from Brussels will be bad for Britain, whilst Boris Johnson claimed only moments after Fox’s expressed skepticism about a hard Brexit, said it would be ”perfectly ok”.The internal tension came not long after Brexit Secretary David Davis, said the government is preparing for the possibility that the UK will fail to reach an agreement with Brussels.
Treasury analysis
According to a leaked Treasury analysis, the Uk will have to revert to World Trade Organisation rules, leading to rises in higher prices and hitting the economy hard. However, Mr.Davis has urged Mps to reject amendments to the Brexit bill, rather than ”tying the prime minister’s hands”. However, Lord Heseltine has attacked Boris Johnson’s optimistic view, calling it ”rubbish”, and stating that many Tories were ”appalled and Betrayed at the parties conduct over Brexit. It appears that Mps who are optimistic about Brexit are wholly supportive of getting things moving, though this could easily be more a quest for progress than success.
Many Mps question the point of delaying matters further for the sake of a good Brexit deal that has shown no signs of materializing, whilst most Eurosceptics will see the triggering of Brexit as the road to disaster. The widely differing views and attitudes are not far from those seen in the months and weeks leading up to the referendum. Passions get high when plenty is at stake, and every politician sees their perspective of politics as the safe and ideal one. The EU leaders have already promised to respond within 48