I’ve made no secret of the fact that I wanted Michael Gove to be in the final two in the Conservative leadership race and I’m disappointed that he isn’t.
As a Conservative Party member, I’m willing to vote for Theresa May, but on three conditions. First, she commits to repealing the 1972 European Communities Act. I’m less fussed about whether and when she triggers Article 50 – it was the 1972 European Communities Act that surrendered British sovereignty by making European law superior to British law. Repeal that Act, then pass another Act preserving all the laws that would thereby be rendered invalid and then decide which of those laws we want to keep and which we don’t.
Second, she reverses her stance on guaranteeing EU nationals resident in the UK indefinite leave to remain. Not committing to that immediately when Robert Peston asked her the question last Sunday was a silly mistake and the sooner she does a U-turn, the better.
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