Influential Tory MP pledges Government UNIFIED behind Brexit despite Brexiteer resignation
PROMINENT Tory MP Crispin Blunt insisted the Government remains “united”, despite fears that Britain’s exit from Brussels will be hampered due to the resignation of Brexiteer Priti Patel.
Tory MP insists Government is unified behind Brexit
Tory MP Crispin Blunt warned that Brits should not “overcook” Priti Patel’s resignation. He insisted that similar “ministerial accidents” happen all the time and it will not hinder Brexit.
Ms Patel was forced to resign on Wednesday evening after allegedly breaking the ministerial code during a visit to Israel.
Mr Blunt told Channel 4 News: “The Government is deliciously united. That’s the irony of this.
“As far as Brexit is concerned, we’ve never been in a situation like this before. The people took the decision in the referendum. The parliament took the decision to instruct the Government to institute Article 50.
MP Crispin Blunt said the Government remains "united" on Brexit
“We are on the path to leaving the union. There is unity amongst the basic proposition where it is seeking a deeper comprehensive free trade agreement with our 27 European partners and we are going to leave in 2019.”
Mr Blunt hit out at Remainers and hinted they were trying to damage the Government. He said: “We are operating in this immensely febrile atmosphere where there is a very strong Remainer commentariat that is trying to reopen all this."
The Tory MP reiterated his comments on the Government on Brexit and said that a majority of the Conservative Party is supporting the Government’s line “very enthusiastically”.
Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg insisted he does not want to replace Priti Patel as the International Development Secretary but demanded the replacement be a Brexiteer.
Italian MP admits 'important step' has been made in Brexit talks
The sixth round of Brexit negotiations is set to begin on Thursday in Brussels following fears from the EU chief negotiations that talks are at a “disturbing” deadlock.
European Union leaders have refused to move onto trade talks until “sufficient progress” is made on key Brexit issues - including the financial settlement, Irish border, and citizens’ rights.
The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier reiterated this message on Twitter on Wednesday evening and said there is “more progress needed on three key topics”.
Britain has until March 2019 to negotiate its withdrawal from the Brussels bloc.