Ex-Premier Major Warns May She Can't Deliver Brexit Promises
- Major says ‘Remain’ supporters being treated with ‘contempt’
- Says May’s Brexit pledges are ‘unreal and overoptimistic’
John Major.
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Former U.K. Prime Minister John Major attacked Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, warning that she’s making undeliverable promises and should prepare people for the compromises that will come out of her negotiations.
In a speech in London, his first on Brexit since last year’s referendum on European Union membership, Major accused the victors of treating the losers with “a disregard that amounts to contempt.” And he said some Brexit-supporting lawmakers are “acting against their own principles” by trying to stop Parliament having a “meaningful role” in overseeing negotiations.