HUNT U-TURN IS BREXIT CLANGER
Jeremy’s fast backtrack on no-deal gaffe
JEREMY Hunt has dropped another clanger after backing a no-deal Brexit just 24 hours after labelling it a “mistake we would regret for generations”.
The Foreign Secretary seems to have changed his mind overnight, and insisted leaving Europe without a deal will now help Britain “survive and prosper”.
Mr Hunt had said hours earlier: “It would be a mistake we would regret for generations, if we had a messy, ugly divorce, and would inevitably change British attitudes towards Europe.
“This is a situation where countries with similar values need to be standing together on the world stage and we want a deal with the EU that means we can have a deep and special partnership.”
He has now corrected himself on Twitter after being blasted by a string of Brexiteer Tory MPs. Tweeting yesterday morning, he then said: “Important not to misrepresent my words: Britain WOULD survive and prosper without a deal... but it would be a big mistake for Europe because of inevitable impact on their long term partnership with UK.
“We will only sign up to deal that respects referendum result.”
His comments had earlier sparked fury from his party, with one labelling the former “Remain” campaigner’s comments “barmy”.
Conor Burns MP said: “The thing that we want to avoid for ‘generations to come’ is being locked into a permanent orbit around the EU where we end up with a deal but don’t have a seat around the table.
“Many of us still believe what we have been defending for the last two years, which is the Prime Minister’s line that no deal is better than a bad deal.”
SO Jeremy Hunt seems to be confused about Brexit.
Join the club mate!
One minute he’s saying that leaving the EU with no deal will be a “mistake we would regret for generations”.
And then within hours he insists Britain would “survive and prosper” if we go it alone.
Talk about mixed messages.
Ever since the referendum was announced there have been contrasting arguments from both sides of the European fence.
But not usually by the same person. If our senior politicians can’t decide what is the right thing to do then what hope do we have?