‘You must feel foolish' Boris SLAMS critics of May & praises PM's 'clear' Brexit speech
BORIS Johnson has praised Theresa May’s Brexit speech, claiming she spelt out the country’s plan to leave the EU with “total clarity”.
The Foreign Secretary hit out at Remoaners who said the Prime Minister had no plan for the country’s departure from the crumbling bloc, adding that they must now feel “a little bit foolish”.
Mr Johnson claimed Mrs May’s Brexit plans “have been obvious for months.”
He added: “She set out a powerful and ambitious vision for this country, so that we can see exactly where we are going and how we will get there.
"Point by point, she nailed the so-called ambiguities.”
Mr Johnson lauded Mrs May’s strategy to leave customs union and the single market – a trading bloc he blasted as a “burgeoning system of legislation that governs most EU activity.”
He added the single market was no longer appropriate as “the British people have voted decisively that they no longer wish to be subject to EU law”.
Mr Johnson was optimistic about the country’s economic prospects, and claimed the country would still be able to form a “free trade agreement that removes as many barriers as possible” with the EU despite leaving the single market.
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The Brexiteer wrote in The Telegraph: “We will no longer have our trade policy run by the EU commission. That means - crucially - that we will be able to do new free trade deals with countries around the world. They are already queuing up.”
Despite the nation's vote to leave the bloc, Mr Johnson said the decision to part ways with the EU would not mean the UK is severing ties with allies across the continent.
He suggested leaving the single market and customs union might even improve relations as it would enable Britain to develop a “European partnership that goes beyond free trade” and instead focus more attention on other important issues such as “European security, defence and foreign policy”.
Mr Johnson added: “We think there is a deal to be done that is great for the UK, and for our EU partners. Theresa May has set out a clear plan that can work for all of us.”