I'd rather stay than leave as EU's puppet: Boris Johnson says Brexiteers face HUGE fight
BORIS Johnson is the latest Brexiter to admit he fears the result of the European Union referendum could be reversed after confiding to friends that he shares Nigel Farage’s worries, it has been reported.
Farage: We must be prepared for second Brexit referendum
The concerns of the Foreign Secretary come after the ex-Ukip leader announced last week he thought it might be necessary to hold a second Brexit vote to silence Remoaners.
The Tory Minister is said to have admitted to friends he is worried the “establishment” will increase their efforts to frustrate the divorce process throughout 2018.
The 'City' and high level figures in Whitehall are among those Mr Johnson is wary of.
The former Mayor of London is also believed to be worried about how Theresa May can deliver a Brexit that is in the best interests of the country while being so reliant on her Remain backing ministers of the Cabinet.
He told friends Brexit is far from sealed and that Leavers still face a huge fight.
In a shock confession, Mr Johnson even went so far as to say he would prefer the UK remain in the bureaucratic trade bloc than accept a “soft Brexit” that would leave Britain as “just another Norway”.
He said: “I’d rather us stay in than leave like that.”
He added such a situation would undermine the 2016 referendum, arguing it would have been “a total waste of time”.
Last week Nigel Farage stunned the nation when he argued he thought a second referendum was possible.
Warning Brexit supporters to get ready he said on Twitter: “It’s the last thing I’ve ever wanted but I fear it may be forced upon us.
“We have to be prepared.”
He claimed a second vote would see an even bigger majority for the Leave campaign and silence the “whingeing” of Remainers for a generation.
Making similar arguments to the Foreign Secretary, Mr Farage warned some members of the establishment were willing to fight Brexit all the way.
In a TV interview he said: “What is for certain is that the Cleggs, the Blairs, the Adonises will never give up.
“They will go on whingeing and whining and moaning all the way through this process.
“So maybe, just maybe, I’m reaching the point of thinking that we should have a second referendum.
“I think that if we had a second referendum on EU membership we would kill it off for a generation.”
The news come as Jeremy Corbyn refused to rule out a second EU referendum during a TV interview over the weekend.
When probed by ITV’s Robert Peston Mr Corbyn said his party was not seeking a new Brexit vote at the moment but failed to explain whether they would in the future.
The Labour leader said: "We are not supporting or calling for a second referendum.
“What we’ve called for is a meaningful vote in Parliament and that is the one area that I think Parliament has asserted itself in the vote before Christmas.”
But when asked whether Labour's stance could change in the future Mr Corbyn failed to deliver a clear response.