Sir Patrick calling for chance to put X on final Brexit deal ballot
VETERAN ACTOR Sir Patrick Stewart has joined a campaign to demand another referendum on the final Brexit deal.
Speaking at a rally in Camden, north London yesterday, Mirfield-born Sir Patrick, 78, told a crowd of over 1,200 people that he “will not stand idly by” whilst Britain’s “future is at stake”.
Opening the London launch of People’s Vote – a new grassroots movement campaigning for a referendum on the final deal – Sir Patrick said Brexit will mean he will show his new Blue passport “with less pride”.
The actor, famous for productions including and
even said his fictional character Charles Xavier would have supported the Remain campaign.
He said: “It is not Charles Xavier standing here in front of you – although I can assure you that if he was, he would have voted Remain. And why? Because unity, common cause, wellbeing of society and debate were paramount to belief of this fictional character.
“Since the 2016 referendum, there has been a concerted effort by many – including government – to shut down debate about Brexit and to tell us that we should simply trust Ministers to get on with it because Brexit is an irreversible process.
“That we shouldn’t worry about the cost and complexity of it or the litany of broken promises. Well today we say that’s not good enough.
“Our country’s future is at stake and we will not stand idly by. That is why I support a people’s vote on the final deal.”
Earlier Boris Johnson drew upon to defend the Brexit process as he replied to Sir Patrick Stewart’s backing for a Remain vote.
The Foreign Secretary partquoted one of the sci-fi franchise’s famous lines as he claimed Brexit will enable the UK to “boldly go” to areas it has neglected in recent years as it seeks trade deals.
Mr Johnson also dismissed Sir Patrick as having had “something in when faced with questions about the new People’s Vote campaign, which is pushing for voters to be given the final say rather than Parliament on the deal secured by Prime Minister Theresa May.