Comment Central, March 26th, Rt Hon Sammy Wilson MP
The nation is rightly consumed with the health and economic crisis caused by the coronavirus which has brought tragedy to many homes across the UK, has put immense pressure on our Health Service, is already having a dramatic impact on businesses and the economy, has totally altered the government’s fiscal strategy and has spread fear across the population. It is right that we give priority to dealing with this issue but it is important that we prepare for a future beyond the current health crisis because by the end of this year we will have fully left the EU.
This will give us the opportunity to determine how we want regulate our economy, develop our long term economic strategy, improve life for our consumers and producers and shape our country’s economic and political relationships with other countries in the world. Those of us who campaigned successfully to leave the EU and the millions of people who votes for that outcome have always contended that the freedom which that choice will give us can be used to create a more democratic system of government and a more dynamic economy.
Whilst the Prime Minister has claimed that Brexit is done the fact is that the withdrawal agreement does not deliver on the expectations which those who voted to leave the EU. In particular the Northern Ireland protocol has serious implications for the economy of NI, the constitution of the UK and the freedom of future governments to exercise sovereign authority free from Brussels and the ECJ.
That is why I have joined with MPs and Lords from across the political spectrum to form the Centre for Brexit Policy which intends to be at the forefront in proposing and promoting the policy changes required to ensure that “Brexit gets done” and the right policies are put in place to capitalise on our new found freedom to deliver prosperity for the whole country. Drawing on expert advice from a wide range of academics, policy makers and people with experience and expertise in a wide range of fields it is our aim to pioneer, promote and persuade the government to adopt policies which ensure we fully take back control and deliver the promised prosperity for the whole country.
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