THE MPs Caroline Lucas and Peter Kyle are staunch supporters of the EU, and campaigned for an In vote.

They were appalled when a majority of UK citizens voted Out.

Now they have said they may vote against Article 50, which triggers Brexit, when the issue is put to Parliament.

They say they want a deal which will work for their constituents, but this is disingenuous.

Any deal of which they would approve would be almost indistinguishable from EU membership.

Their threat is aimed at overturning the referendum result.

I have voted twice for Caroline Lucas and before that for David Lepper.

If the proposed redrawing of constituencies goes ahead, I may have the chance of voting for Peter Kyle.

However, if Kyle and Lucas do defy the will of the majority I will certainly not vote for either.

I imagine neither would care very much about that, because they believe they have the support of voters in their constituencies.

They may be right, but a substantial majority voted Out and it would be a serious mistake to treat them with arrogance.

Even those who voted In may oppose such a blatant attack on democracy.

We who voted Out are told we should respect the views of Parliament on triggering Article 50.

However, Parliament voted by six to one to give give the decision to leave or stay to the people.

A Government leaflet, sent to every household before the referendum, argued strongly for remaining in the EU, but also promised to respect the decision.

I hope our MPs will honour this promise.

  • Jean Calder is a journalist and campaigner