Voters in one English town warn London: 'Do not betray our Brexit'

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Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 24, 2019 / 1:21 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Alex Fraser


CHESTERFIELD, England (Reuters) - As Britain grapples with whether to leave the European Union, some voters in an ancient English town have a message for the politicians in London: Do not betray Brexit.

The United Kingdom’s labyrinthine crisis over EU membership is approaching its finale with an extraordinary array of options including no-deal Brexit, a last-minute deal, a snap election, or a delay and new referendum.

In Chesterfield, a leave-supporting northern town which could take an economic hit if Britain dropped out of the EU, some voters were clear they would prefer to leave without a deal and would turn away from politics if Brexit was thwarted.

“It’s got to be no deal - and we are not all going to die and crumble. We are Great Britain remember!” said Valerie Quigley, 70, a leave supporter who traditionally votes for the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Theresa May.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-voters/voters-in-one-english-town-warn-london-do-not-betray-our-brexit-idUSKCN1PI0GL


amazing....................

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1. Low-info idiots want to cut their own country's throat.

The Great Britain that guy brags about is no longer what it once was with it's empire an all.

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2. Like I was saying before the other thread got locked

Chesterfield is as far from a representative cross-section of England as you can get...

And since most of the economic benefits promised from Brexit have long since proven to be either outright lies or at best smoke and mirrors, I can only assume that these folks want Brexit for the sole purpose of kicking out the immigrants