UK to leave EU

[Ben Davis]

So, it's done then.

Today the government acts on the democratic will of the British people and it acts too on the clear and convincing position of this House.

Except it's not the will of the people and the case for Brexit is neither clear nor convincing.

This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back.

Well, there are still options, even now that Article 50's been triggered but the Tories have made it clear that they don't care.

(Britain will now) ...take control of the things that matter most to us - we are going to take this opportunity to build a stronger, fairer Britain, a country that our children and grandchildren are proud to call home

Well, the Tories have been clear that what matters to them is creating an insular, poorly supported society which doubles as a tax haven for their rich mates. I don't see how that corresponds to strength or fairness. Plus we asked plenty of our children what they wanted and they said 'Remain!'.

(This marks) the moment for the country to come together.

'So don't worry about the facts or the expert analyses! Just trust that our plans! They're great, huuuge!'

I'm so fucking depressed about this