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On Brexit, Duncan says there is no ‘way out of this’ and that anyone who thinks leaving the EU is going to be ‘plain sailing’ is guilty of such ‘lunacy’ that they should not be in politics:
‘This is real uncharted waters, the prospect of getting a single collective voice amongst the 27 let alone the European Parliament and the potential referendum in one or two countries means the chance of getting coherent unanimity around a constructive deal will be fraught with difficultly. And I can’t see at the moment any route to a pain-free exit. I think a lot of people will turn over in the night and think is there a way out of this but at the moment I don’t think there is one.
To pretend that it is going to be plain sailing is such a knuckle headed lunacy that makes one wonder, why anyone who thinks that is in politics.’
Still, Mr S wonders if it’s best to not take Duncan’s words too seriously. After all, he wasn’t always so anti-Brexit. Vote Leave’s Matthew Elliott claims that Duncan had planned to back Brexit but switched to the other side after his request for a position on their board was refused. At this rate, Steerpike can’t see Duncan being promoted anytime soon.
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