Conservatives are only choice to deliver Brexit - Mark Francois
Member of Parliament.”
Not everyone was pleased to see Mr Francois on Wearside, and he was heckled by one man while outside the centre.
He played down fears that leaving the EU without a deal would mean the UK faced years of trying to negotiate a new relationship, saying: “One of the major changes between Boris’ deal and Theresa May’s earlier variant, is that they have changed what is called the political declaration, which are the guidelines for negotiating the new deal, to state the desired end state is a comprehensive free trade agreement, which is what many Eurosceptics have wanted for donkey’s years.”
And he also dismissed fears that leaving the EU would threaten the future of Sunderland’s Nissan plant: “The thing that is very important is that both sides have already agreed the desired end state so we don’t need to waste time haggling over that, and what we would probably look for is something along the lines of the EU/Canadian agreement of 2016, with some add-ons and variations.”
Mr Howarth said international trade was second nature to Nissan: “Japanese car companies in Japan deal across national borders, they import components from around East Asia. the plant here imports components from Japan. Dealing across national boundaries is something they do already. There is no threat to the Nissan plant in Washington.
“We turn the EU/Japan agreement into the UK/Japan agreement, as they have already indicated they wish to.”
“In 2016, in the iconic referendum result, the people of Sunderland voted overwhelmingly to leave the European Union, yet the three local MPS, now Labour candidates, voted on numerous occasions in the House of Commons to frustrate and block Brexit.
“Traditional loyalties to the Labour Party are breaking down and people are now reconsidering who they might vote for in future elections.
“Boris Johnson understood the mandate that was given to him by places such as Sunderland and it is a Conservative government that is best for jobs, for investment and for improving people’s standards of living.”
Mr Francois said the Government’s own booklet, sent to evferty UK household ahead of the Refereundum had desibed it as 'a once in a generation decision’ and promised ‘This is your decision. The Government will implement what you decide.’
“The only way we are going to leave the EU and honour the Referendum is if people vote for Christopher and other Conservative candidates so that we can get Brexit done,” he said.
“This was a promise made to the British people and it has to be honoured.”