‘RECONSIDER!’ Jacob Rees-Mogg demands May CANS Brexit plan after Davis resignation
BREXITEER Jacob Rees-Mogg has demanded Theresa May back down over her Brexit plan following the resignation of Brexit Secretary Davis Davis, as rebellion within the Conservative party continues to brew.
David Davis' resignation should 'concern us all' says Rees-Mogg
Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg shows his support for David Davis and demanded that Prime Minister Theresa May reconsider her Brexit proposals after the resignation of the Brexit Secretary.
Jacob Rees-Mogg told BBC Five Live: “He is the person who has been in charge of this process and if he feels that the Chequers summit does not deliver on the previous commitments then I think that should concern all of us.
“These proposals will have to come to the House of Commons in legislation and I think without David Davis there it will be very difficult to get the support of Conservative MPs.
“Therefore the Prime Minister would be well-advised to reconsider them.”
I think without David Davis there git will be very difficult to get the support of Conservative MPs
In Mr Davis's official resignation letter, he said: "The national interest requires a Secretary of State in my department that is an enthusiastic believer in your approach, and not merely a reluctant conscript.
“While I have been grateful to you for the opportunity to serve, it is with great regret that I tender my resignation from the Cabinet with immediate effect.
He stated that the current direction of Brexit policy would leave the UK in "at best a weak negotiating position, and possibly an inescapable one".
The Brexit secretary’s resignation delivered a devastating blow to Theresa May’s premiership, and Mr Davis has been replaced by Dominic Raab, the former Housing minister.
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His resignation was quickly followed by Steve Baker, a junior Brexit department minister.
The Prime Minister is seeking to gain support for her plan and quell backlash from Brexiteers over her soft Brexit model.
Mrs May now faces a major test within the House of Commons and potentially a fractious meeting with MPs and peers on Monday.
She is expected to tell MPs that the strategy agreed upon at Chequers is the "right Brexit" for Britain.
The Cabinet supported the Prime Minister’s “third way” model for the future customs arrangement with the EU following Brexit.