As the deadline for Brexit is fast approaching, we need to iron out the few outstanding issues before it is too late. We will face a bill of £39 billion if we leave EU without a deal, if there is no deal, besides a shortage of food and medicines, our passports, driving licences and mobile phone roaming charges will be affected.
Are we prepared to face the chaos which will ensue if our passports and driving licences will become invalid? Without the facility of hassle free entry into Europe, there will be long queues of transport vehicles at Dover and Calais. This will very badly affect our trade and could cause a shortage of commodities.
As the scaremongers are canvassing for a second referendum, the powers that be need to pay heed to them before it is too late and there is no turning back. Even if that means cold feet, so be it. We need to be absolutely certain that Brexit will work out to our advantage. It is a question of be sure than sorry.
The prime minister has said that her Chequers plan will work even though Donald Tusk feels that it will not work out. It is ridiculous that the so called “divorce bill” will cost us billions of pounds. On the contrary, I would have thought that the Brirtish negotiators should try and clawback the billions of pounds which we have contributed towards the running of the EU since 1974.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
