Brexit: the first 100 days

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The Spectator Podcast

Christopher Meyer, James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman discuss the first 100 days of Brexit

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At 5.15 a.m. on Friday 24 June 2016, David Cameron calls Michael Gove and concedes defeat in the EU referendum. The conversation is brief. With nearly all the results in, it is clear that Remain cannot overturn Leave’s advantage. Downing Street announces that Cameron will address the country before the markets open. Up to now, this scenario has just been a worst nightmare for the Remain campaign and the wildest dream of the Brexiteers. Even now, the political class is almost unanimous that ‘in’ will win. But there is little psephological evidence for their certainty. The polls show the race is still close; the polling average has it at 51-49 for Remain. But one Labour shadow cabinet member has taken to comparing the situation to the general election: the polls don’t give cause for panic, but the reaction on the doorstep does.