Failure to Win Majority Puts Single Market Back On The Table

Theresa May’s failure to win a majority means that single market membership must be back on the table, SNP MP Stephen Gethins has said.
 
Despite repeatedly insisting she would not do so, the Prime Minister called a snap election to secure a mandate for her extreme Brexit plans – only to lose her majority in the early poll.
 
When announcing the early election, Theresa May said that: “We need a general election and we need one now because we have at this moment a one-off chance to get this done while the European Union agrees its negotiating position and before the detailed talks begin.”
 
Commenting, SNP’s Westminster Europe spokesperson Stephen Gethins said:
 
“The election result was a comprehensive rejection of the Tory plans for an extreme Brexit – and single market membership must now be back on the table.  
 
“Theresa May couldn’t have been clearer. She called this election to secure a mandate for her negotiating position, and the electorate snubbed her.
 
“The Tories expected to come back with a thumping big majority – but instead they’ve come back weakened and reliant on the votes of the DUP.
 
“Scotland needs a seat at the negotiations to leave the EU – and it’s time for the Tories to ditch their plans for an extreme Brexit.”