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Unfortunately, Egon has completely misunderstood the content of my letter on Tuesday. My remarks were in fact a put-down of John Shepherd’s silly claims in his July 16 letter - that British parliamentarians were high on ya ba, that what Britain needs is a
I do not dislike Boris Johnson. He does have a history of lying and of unfortunate gaffes, so he is far from perfect. However, he brings much-needed charisma and colour to UK politics, is undoubtedly highly intelligent and will, hopefully, make a good foreign secretary.
Despite the misleading and exaggerated claims made in both the Leave and Remain campaigns, I believe the British people made the right decision to leave the European Union. Now we can at least try to regain control of our borders and reclaim that element of our sovereignty surrendered to the EU over the past few decades.
Perhaps Egon might like to look at the entire exchange of letters between Mr Shepherd and I to get a clear understanding of the matter. I would also like to clarify to Egon that my phrase “drug-fuelled or not” in connection with British parliamentarians was light-hearted and not meant to be taken seriously. I’m not aware of reports of drug abuse in the Palace of Westminster, although I believe the bars do brisk business!
Robin Grant
