Sajid Javid backs David Cameron but claims he’s still a ‘Brussels basher’
DAVID Cameron’s EU deal has been rubbished by one of his biggest supporters in the referendum campaign.
Sajid Javid admitted he “wished there was more” in the deal
Business Secretary Sajid Javid admitted he “wished there was more” in the deal brought back by the Prime Minister.
He told a business conference: “I am still a Brussels basher” but earlier he said: “It’s not a decision on whether you like the deal or not... at the end of the day it’s a binary decision, remain or leave.”
He told a business conference: 'I am still a Brussels basher'
Mr Javid has provoked fury by claiming to be a Eurosceptic but at the last minute opting to support the Remain campaign.
In a bid to save face, he said it was a “very difficult” decision to oppose Brexit.
Sajid Javid claims to be a Eurosceptic in many ways
He told British Chambers of Commerce delegates: “I have no time for closer political union and in many ways I am a Eurosceptic.
“I am still a Brussels basher and will remain so. I wish there was more in the deal.”
His intervention came as Brexit supporter Boris Johnson dismissed 'scaremongering about leaving
His intervention came as Brexit supporter Boris Johnson dismissed “scaremongering” over the risks of leaving, writing in an article: “Forget Project Fear; it is time for Project Hope.
"Of course the EU will do a great free trade deal with us.
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“It is blatantly in their interests: we are a huge export market, the fifth biggest economy in the world and growing the whole time.
“Outside the EU we will at last be able to do free trade deals with the US, with China, and the growth economies around the world.”