Political earthquake LOOMING for Brexit - there is NO solution that will satisfy ALL Brits
BRITAIN may be unable to reach a deal with the European Union because no Brexit deal will satisfy all UK voters, think tank boss Deborah Mattinson has said.
BritainThinks founder Deborah Mattinson warned the “problem” with Brexit is that neither the Conservative or Labour Party will find a solution that will please all British people.
Appearing on BBC Newsnight, Ms Mattinson said there are three groups of people relating to Brexit that possess conflicting viewpoints.
She said there are the “die-hards”, who are “very passionate” about Brexit. Secondly are the “devastated pessimists” who had their “heads on their desks and are beside themselves with sorrow”. Thirdly, are the “swing voters” who remain relaxed about the Brexit result.
Ms Mattinson said: “It’s very hard to envisage any kind of solution that will keep everybody happy.”
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It’s very hard to envisage any kind of Brexit solution that will keep everybody happy
But former MP Matthew Parris claimed a soft Brexit would keep British people happy. He said: “I think there is a Brexit that can more or less reconcile the Conservative Party.
“This issue may never really explode. And the Brexit that will, in the end, satisfy the Conservative Party is that we formally leave the European Union but to all intents and purposes stay within the European Union.”
But Ms Mattinson hit back and said: “That won’t satisfy everyone, will it? I mean, come on.”
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed in December enough progress has been made on key Brexit issues in order to move on to trade talks, which are set to start in March.
But Theresa May was forced to make concessions in order to seal a deal with the EU and it left some Brexit voters furious.
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage called the Brexit deal a “humiliation” and hit out at those who called it a “victory”.
He said: “It’s a victory if you think paying away a gargantuan sum of money is a good thing, if you think giving foreign courts jurisdiction over this country for nearly up to a decade to come is a good thing.”
Leave Means Leave co-chair Richard Tice insisted Britain must not pay “any money at all” unless a free trade deal is signed.