Would the UK not have broken some law by doing what you suggest? I thought we unable to ‘officially’ start talks, and don’t we have to sort ourselves out with the WTO as we are only members of it through our EU membership?
I agree that a stout remainer should not have assumed control of our exit. But then those that ran the leave campaign distanced themselves from the hornets nest after vigorously shaking it. Brexit is like Notts current season, shambolic.