Almost 12 months ago, by a small but clear majority, the British people voted to leave the European Union. Since then, there has been much agonised debate as to what precisely the vote meant. Did we vote for a hard Brexit, a soft Brexit, an open Brexit, a clean Brexit or a smooth Brexit?

That debate will have exasperated most of those who voted on June 23. The referendum question, after all, was perfectly clear: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” The Electoral Commission, in its assessment of the question, found that it was easy to understand, to the point and unambiguous. The vote was to leave, so we should leave.

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