WATCH: Moment Labour MP 'FORGETS' his constituency voted to LEAVE in Brexit referendum
THIS is the moment a Labour MP forgets his constituency voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum.
Labour MP ‘FORGETS’ his constituency voted to LEAVE
Peter Dowd said Bootle in Merseyside did not vote for Brexit despite the fact it did.
Speaking on the Daily Politics, Claire Perry, Climate Change and Industry Minister, reminded the Labour politician, who is shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, that his constituency did actually vote to leave.
The pair were discussing the Government’s internal assessments of the impact of leaving the European Union on sectors of the UK economy not being released.
She said: “If I can just say, both of our constituencies voted to leave Peter, we may not have done but they did. Bootle did.
Peter Dowd did not realise his constituency Bootle voted for Brexit
Bootle voted out, I’ve checked. Yes it did, 54 per cent.
“Bootle voted out, I’ve checked. Yes it did, 54 per cent.
"If Peter’s party for one second could come up with a stable view on what they want from Brexit.
“I know your job is to oppose everything, I think this is a deadly serious national conversation where we should perhaps do a bit less opposition and a bit more working together.”
It has emerged that a trio of high-profile Remainers, who are accused of trying to “undermine” Theresa May, have asked senior eurocrats how they can reverse Brexit during top-level meetings in Brussels.
Former Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, Labour peer Andrew Adonis and Tory backbencher Ken Clarke jetted in for talks with senior EU officials on Monday in an incendiary move that enraged eurosceptics.
Top Brexiteers accused the trio of attempting to “undermine” Mrs May in Brussels by making her look weak and even leaking details of Britain’s negotiating strategy to the EU side.
And today it emerged that they did ask eurocrats for advice about how Brexit can be completely cancelled – a revelation that will further heighten eurosceptic fears that a “Remainer coup” is under way.
John Redwood FURIOUS at Labour for not supporting Brexit
Lord Adonis tweeted: “Mistake for Parliament to have authorised Article 50 without clear Government plan for Brexit. Parliament must now take control and halt Brexit.”
He then added: “Clear from discussions in Brussels on Monday that UK can stop process of leaving EU whenever it likes before end of March 2019. We should do so.”
The trio met with the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier as well as the bloc’s finance chief, Pierre Moscovici, and other senior members of the Commission staff.