Brexit: MPs overwhelmingly back Article 50 bill

Leaving the pros&#x2F;cons of brexit out: if there was a plebiscite where the electorate voted in favor of something, and if we assume that politicians are supposed to be representing the electorate, shouldn&#x27;t it have been pretty straightforward that the corresponding bill would pass largely unchallenged?<p>If it had failed, how would the politicians have justified to their electors voting against their express intentions?

Whether you agree with Brexit or not, I think it&#x27;s safe to say that the way MP&#x27;s voted will be looked at with as much scrutiny as those that voted for the Iraq war.<p>My Labour MP supported Remain, and our area voted strongly to remain in the EU, but she has backed the bill, leading to a lot of angry people. It&#x27;s a reasonably safe Labour seat, but with increasing numbers of young people moving here, I can see her struggling next election.

This will have huge implications for tech industry in the UK with drawing employees from the EU becoming a lot harder, as a result of uncertainty over visas if nothing else.

For all the arguments from brexiters about democracy, this vote was yet another travesty. Somehow a narrow 52% majority of votes became 70%+ in Parliament. And of course the few millions of EU citizens living here went completely unrepresented, again.<p>What a disappointment, this country turned out to be.