Theresa May’s Welsh assembly memory loss

Theresa May is making a last ditch attempt this morning to convince MPs to back her Brexit deal when it’s finally put to a vote tomorrow evening. To do this, the Prime Minister will cite the 1997 referendum on creating the Welsh assembly. In that vote, Yes won by 0.3 percent, on a turnout of just over 50 percent – yet it was still enacted:

‘That result was accepted by both sides, and the popular legitimacy of that institution has never seriously been questioned.’

Alas, Mr S suspects it’s not the best example for May to go on. After that vote, the Tories argued against the creation of the assembly and May actually voted against it. Some Tories even argued for another vote on the issue. May would be well advised to leave this passage of the speech out when she gives it this morning…