Minister brands him ‘Remainiac’

A CABINET minister branded Robert Peston a ‘Remainiac’ during a combative TV interview.

Attorney General Suella Braverman accused the ITV political editor of ‘make-believe’ and pretending the EU is ‘always in the right’.

It came as Mr Peston questioned her about the Government’s legislation allowing it to unilaterally scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol. The journalist claimed that the legislation – which she has personally signed off – ‘plainly breaks the law’ - to which a furious Mrs Braverman tersely responded: ‘That’s not right Robert.’

She added: ‘I’m afraid I’ve got to say this is your Remainiac makebelieve if I may put it that way – that actually the EU is always in the right and the UK is always in the wrong.’

Mr Peston replied: ‘No, I think there’s a lot the EU does that is constantly wrong and I am definitely not a Remainiac.’