Thatcher said to me in private: "We must leave the European Union"

Journalist and writer Charles Moore, author of the authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, discusses Brexit, Britishness, why Theresa May is a “very, very incompetent leader” and why the UK will not descend into chaos once it leaves the European Union – with or without a deal.

I'm calling you from a country that is not a member of the EU and it's a country that is very used since many years to have referendums. We watched you very carefully in 2016 when you went to the polls about Brexit. The British people voted out. Now, many Swiss are wondering, “Why does your parliament in Westminster not follow suit with the will of the people? Why does it not just say, ‘Let's move on. Let's leave the EU, if necessary with no deal.’" Where is the problem?

Thatcher said to me in private: "We must leave ...