BORIS COULD BE THE SHORTEST SERVING PRIME MINISTER IN HISTORY.
BREXIT THREAT COULD BRING DOWN NEW TORY GOVT
The SNP has said that Boris Johnson could be the shortest serving Prime Minister of the UK in history if he railroads ahead with his plans of inflicting a ‘do or die’ Brexit outcome, that will result in lasting economic and social harm.
With the former Foreign Secretary looking set to succeed Theresa May this week, Ian Blackford MP warned that the SNP would not sit idly by as Boris Johnson disregards democracy and continues to side-line Scotland’s voice and interests through the Brexit process.
The SNP’s Westminster leader also called on MPs from across Westminster to work with the SNP to ensure that Boris Johnson’s nightmare plans to drag the UK out of the EU does not become reality – calling for every option to be on the table.
The warnings follow on from a vote in Parliament last week where MPs voted by a substantial majority to stop the next Prime Minister from pushing through a no-deal Brexit by shutting down Parliament.
The SNP has also raised serious concerns over an undemocratic Tory coronation whereby a few thousand Tory activists would choose the UK’s next Prime Minister – rather than the public. Pete Wishart, the SNP’s Shadow Leader of the House, introduced a bill in Westminster last week that would require a parliamentary vote on any future Prime Minister.
Commenting, Ian Blackford MP said:
“If Boris Johnson continues down the road with his ‘do or die’ Brexit plan then his only legacy could be as the UK’s shortest serving Prime Minister in history.
“The SNP will not sit idly by as the failed former Foreign Secretary railroads ahead with imposing a devastating Brexit upon Scotland against our will – and every option must be on the table to stop this government in its tracks.
“Last week, Parliament took control and voted by a strong majority to block the next Tory Prime Minister from shutting down Parliament and forcing through a no-deal Brexit. However the threat does not disappear there, and I call on MPs from across Westminster to back the SNP’s efforts to ensure that Boris Johnson’s nightmare Brexit plans do not become a reality.
“We know that there is no such thing as a good Brexit and any outcome of leaving the EU will leave us poorer and worse off.
“While his tenure may be short-lived, it must also not be the case that the next Prime Minister is installed by a few thousand Tory activists – without Parliament, or the sixty-six million people who live across Scotland and the UK, having any say whatsoever. That would show a complete disregard for democracy.
“People in Scotland are looking on in horror at the decisions being imposed upon Scotland without our say and with our voices repeatedly ignored. It’s no wonder then that support for independence is rising, and a majority now support a fresh referendum on Scotland’s future.