Farage backtracks on Brexit promise about NHS funding

[jon1959]

What a surprise!

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics...e-nhs-mistake?

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

Just a straight-up ****ing lie.

[TH63]

Just a straight-up ****ing lie.

No shocks there

[ken smith]

How can he promise that this £350m will be spent on something when he isn't even an MP?

[TH63]

How can he promise that this £350m will be spent on something when he isn't even an MP?

The crazy thing it's not even £350m

In any case, the annual budget for the NHS is around £120 BILLION

[Broken Machine]

He didn't make that promise, the advert Ms. Presenter is referring to? And he isn't an MP and would have no power to implement it either way? Seems weird to have a go at him about it, arsehole though he is. And yeah, obviously the money was never gonna go to the NHS and everyone should have known that, but yeah, what can you do? Thickies be thick.

[qccfc]

Boris will now inherit the prime ministers position.

Over the next 2 years he will not press the Article 50 red button, that will prepare the UK for the 2 year exit notification period. Over these 2 years he will talk to Europe and demand greater concessions and controls.

At that point there will be a second referendum, with (Boris and Gove) and all other parties putting their power behind it simply fighting against Farage, it will make Farage seem unreasonable because it will look like the EU are giving us everything that we want.

The public will then vote to stay in Europe.

[Broken Machine]

Boris will now inherit the prime ministers position.

Over the next 2 years he will not press the Article 50 red button, that will prepare the UK for the 2 year exit notification period. Over these 2 years he will talk to Europe and demand greater concessions and controls.

At that point there will be a second referendum, with (Boris and Gove) and all other parties putting their power behind it simply fighting against Farage, it will make Farage seem unreasonable because it will look like the EU are giving us everything that we want.

The public will then vote to stay in Europe.

That internet fan theory that Jar Jar Binks was supposed to be an evil Sith Lord, pretending to be a bumbling fool, ying to Yoda's yang... Yeah, Boris.

[bobh]

Boris will now inherit the prime ministers position.

Over the next 2 years he will not press the Article 50 red button, that will prepare the UK for the 2 year exit notification period. Over these 2 years he will talk to Europe and demand greater concessions and controls.

At that point there will be a second referendum, with (Boris and Gove) and all other parties putting their power behind it simply fighting against Farage, it will make Farage seem unreasonable because it will look like the EU are giving us everything that we want.

The public will then vote to stay in Europe.

This is the gist of what I thought would happen if Remain won.

[qccfc]

This is the gist of what I thought would happen if Remain won.

If remain won, Cameron would be Prime Minister, and he would keep going with his own re-negotiations.

What i have been shocked about now is that no leave campaigner is calling for the Article 50 button to be pressed, so even if that was pressed today we would still be 2 years away from getting out.

What the new PM has is one hell of a bargaining chip, the the UK really does have a mandate to leave.

I dont think my scenario is an unrealistic one.

[Its been emotional]

Westminster will now pull up its own drawbridge
Top of the agenda will be to privatise the N.H.S.
More zero hour contracts
Attack on worker's rights, pensions, holiday pay etc etc
Interest rates to rise

[Pearcey3]

Westminster will now pull up its own drawbridge
Top of the agenda will be to privatise the N.H.S.
More zero hour contracts
Attack on worker's rights, pensions, holiday pay etc etc
Interest rates to rise

Yep.

[Rjk]

This is the gist of what I thought would happen if Remain won.

The uk was already paying the third lowest percentage of gdp towards the EU. I really don't see any more concessions coming our way.

[chris]

Yep.

the result of this election is due to mass disenchantment from labour voters due to ridiculous levels of immigration and the split throughout the tory party which as been there for many years when it comes down to europe.

[Rjk]

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[blue matt]

Interest rates to rise

Does Westminster have the power to raise Interest rates ? ? ?

[Charlie]

This camera man knew what he was doing..

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[qccfc]

Here is one for you - at the next general election which will go something like this :-

Either Labour or Lib Dems (plus Plaid and the SNP) etc - will run on a manifesto that will promise another referendum should they win.

They will win it - and we'll go back in without a referendum as the mandate will be from the 'new' general election result

At the moment no-one seems keen to start the Article 50 Negotiations, and leaving is 2 years from that point, the EU wants that to happen as soon as possible. Boris Johnson is saying there is no rush.

At the moment we are still in the EU and we will be until the article 50 proceedings take place.

I find it amazing that the talk from leave is there is no rush. Surely if you were a leave voter you want the process happening as soon as possible.

From the talk from the leave side after winning, i'm doubting that leaving will ever happen.

[Its been emotional]

Does Westminster have the power to raise Interest rates ? ? ?

The Chancellor and the Bank of England will decide who no doubt have already talked about this issue in depth

[Blue in the Face]

This camera man knew what he was doing..

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Farage can no longer snipe from the grassy knoll from this point forward.

[blue matt]

The Chancellor and the Bank of England will decide who no doubt have already talked about this issue in depth

so thats a no then

[lardy]

From the talk from the leave side after winning, i'm doubting that leaving will ever happen.

You might be right, but it only happened earlier today (as a surprise) and the PM has just resigned. Can't expect there to be firm talk just yet.

[tommy31]

He didn't make that promise, the advert Ms. Presenter is referring to? And he isn't an MP and would have no power to implement it either way? Seems weird to have a go at him about it, arsehole though he is. And yeah, obviously the money was never gonna go to the NHS and everyone should have known that, but yeah, what can you do? Thickies be thick.

Why should they have? They've been told something, voted on it, and then been told it wasn't true. Why should they 'have known' it wasn't true in the first place? Stop making excuses for the lies

[Broken Machine]

Why should they have? They've been told something, voted on it, and then been told it wasn't true. Why should they 'have known' it wasn't true in the first place? Stop making excuses for the lies

Well, for a start, the people that said it aren't in charge of the country's spending. It's like blaming the Iraq War on Keith Chegwin. It wasn't his decision to make.

[tommy31]

Well, for a start, the people that said it aren't in charge of the country's spending. It's like blaming the Iraq War on Keith Chegwin. It wasn't his decision to make.

A prominent member of the campaign lies. Why didn't someone out him right? Oh wait yeah because they want to win and don't care about the people they represent.