On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom invoked Article 50 of the treaty on European Union (EU), which began the member state’s withdrawal, commonly known as the Brexit, from the EU. Article 50 of the treaty on EU states that any member state can withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements. So we are all set to leave the EU on Friday the 19th of the month without a deal.
There are still calls for a second referrundum as the whole uncertainty surrounding the issue is damaging the economy. We understand from media reports that the PM wants the date to be extended to the end of June. Some MPs and others want the Brexit date to be extended to more than a year.
It would appear that the whole thing is being conducted in a shambolic way. Some say that we should stick to our guns and leave on Friday the 19th with or without a deal. Since there are concerns about our exit from the mighty EU, why not go for a second referundum?
After all, the first referendum, when people voted 51 to 49 in favour of coming out was not very convincing.But what would leaving the EU without a deal mean? Would there be a shortage of medicines? Would diabetics die en masse without the import of life saving medicines, say for example, insulin? These uncertainties need to be fully addressed before it is too late.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
