“Leaving the E.U. is only the first phase of the Brexiter agenda to shake us free…” — 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.