Gina Miller

In more stable political times, a low turnout in the E.U. elections was a luxury we could afford.

No longer can a risk to human life be considered subordinate to blind and increasingly discredited ideology.

All our elected representatives - and our government - have a responsibility to keep their people safe and well.

I never doubted that our parliamentarians would vote to trigger article 50 but I expected a detailed, pragmatic debate around the options of how to execute Brexit and the processes involved.

Once the country voted for Brexit, I wanted the prime minister to make a success of it, but I knew that unpicking 45 years of entwinement with the E.U. would be impossible without our elected lawmakers being fully involved.

Ever since David Cameron took it on himself to prise open Pandora's box and call the E.U. referendum, the only thing that's been predictable has been the utter unpredictability of what has followed.