Joan Ryan MP has today confirmed that she will vote against the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement with the EU and is calling for a People’s Vote on Brexit.
Ms Ryan spoke in the House of Commons, on Thursday 6 December, during the 5 day debate on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal. Joan Ryan highlighted the potential dire costs of a bad deal or a chaotic no-deal Brexit for Enfield’s economy and local families, who have already suffered from 8 years of Government austerity.
The vote on Theresa May’s deal is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 11 December.
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s deal and a People’s Vote, Joan Ryan MP said:
“I support the people taking back control of Brexit with a People’s Vote. It should be for the public to decide what future they want, now we know what is on offer. This process started with the people and it should end with the people.
The PM’s deal will have dire economic consequences for our country and for Enfield. Damning economic analysis by the Treasury and the Bank of England has shown that in every scenario Brexit will make Britain worse off. Brimsdown – the 2nd largest industrial estate in London, employing 8,000 people – is a vital part of Enfield’s local economy and many of the 240 companies on site trade throughout the EU, relying on the Single Market, the Customs Union, and freedom of movement. If we were to crash out of the EU with no deal, or to leave with this bad deal, Brimsdown and our local economy will suffer.
Nobody voted for that in 2016.
Enfield has been hammered by eight years of Tory austerity. The Council is having to cope with a £178 million cut to its budget, piling huge pressure on services. Child poverty has soared, with 34,000 young people in the Borough now living below the bread line. We have the highest eviction rates in the capital, and the second worst homelessness acceptance rates in London. And one in three workers in Enfield are paid less than the London Living Wage.
Local families are struggling to keep their heads above the water. I’m not willing to gamble with their livelihoods and our economy to satisfy the fantasies of hard Brexiteers.”
