Vote Leave’s action plan shows why Brexit wouldn’t be a ‘leap in the dark’

What do David Cameron and the likes of Ed Balls and Harriet Harman have in common? The answer: they’ve all described Brexit as a ‘leap in the dark’. And they’re not alone in saying those campaigning for Britain to leave the EU have no plan for what happens next. We’ve heard the ‘leap in the dark’ phrase repeatedly over the last few months. But today Vote Leave have spelled out their action plan for a scenario that looks increasingly likely, at least if the polls are to be believed: what happens after a vote for Brexit on June 23rd?

The ‘Leave’ campaign say that it would ‘make no sense to trigger Article 50 (the formal notification of Britain leaving the EU) immediately’. Instead, they want Britain to enter into ‘informal negotiations with both other EU members and the Commission that issues such as whether and how to use Article 50 will be clear’.