IT'S BORIS ! NOW LET HIM GET ON WITH BREXIT.

Even before his announcement as the next leader of the Conservative Party and, consequently, Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has witnessed the resignations, or promised resignations, of several members of Theresa May's government. I doubt that any of them will be missed.

The likes of arch-Remainers Philip Hammond and Alan Duncan have made no secret of their opposition not only to Johnson but also to Brexit, basically in any meaningful form whatsoever. Alan Duncan has gone so far as to suggest the holding of a confidence motion in the House of Commons, even before Johnson takes up office, while others have been touting the idea of a so-called 'Government of National Unity' possibly led by Keir Starmer, a leading member of Jeremy Corbyn's front bench - can they really be serious ? 

All of this noise is coming from those in Parliament who oppose Brexit and are continuing to fight against the democratically expressed Will of the people. They are also fighting against what they themselves have previously voted for, all of them having voted to implement the provisions of the European Union's Article 50 which included the final leaving date of 29th March 2019, come what may. Since then, they've done their utmost to thwart Brexit and, now that their arch enemy Johnson is to take the reins of power, they are actively talking about bringing down their own government.

These supposed representatives of the people were all elected as Conservative Members of Parliament but are now showing their true colours; Hammond, Duncan, Grieve, Gauke and others are not Conservatives by any traditional meaning of the term, they are all middle-of-the-road liberals, committed to avoiding doing anything which might upset their own particular apple carts. They all hate the idea of change and are terrified of the prospect of the UK leaving the comfort blanket of the EU. They are like over-protective parents, doing everything they can to keep their little darlings from leaving the safety of the nest for fear of what might befall them in the nasty outside world.

What a load of old tosh, but absolutely in keeping with the modern adherence to the nanny state. However, it's now time to put nanny out to grass; she's done her job and the children have grown up and want to leave home. Philip Hammond and his bunch of rebellious and overbearing pseudo-parents need to accept things and stop getting in the way.