October 26, 2024

Andrea Leadsom warns MPs they cannot stop a no-deal Brexit

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Andrea Leadsom thebritishherald

Andrea Leadsom has warned MPs that they cannot stop a no-deal Brexit unless they approve an alternative plan for Britain to leave the EU.

The Leader of the Commons told colleagues that a no-deal is the ‘legal fault position’ if the UK leaves the EU in March with no alternative. 

Mrs Leadsom supports a ‘managed no-deal’ which would see the UK and EU keep elements of the withdrawal agreement during a transitional period while making mini-deals on aviation and travel.

   

Mrs Leadsom supports a ‘managed no-deal’ which would see the UK and EU keep elements of the withdrawal agreement during a transitional period while making mini-deals on aviation and travel.   

But in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mrs Leadsom says the government is set to prepare for ‘all eventualities’ and if parliament does not want a no-deal, MPs should vote for the prime minister’s plans.

The former Leave campaigner also warned that a second referendum could drive support away from the Conservatives and cause the rise of ‘extremist parties’.

It comes after David Gauke threatened to quit the Cabinet if Theresa May pushed forward with a no-deal Brexit.

And No10 fear a string of ministers could also quit if the UK looks set for a no deal – including Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, Education Secretary Damian Hinds and Scotland Secretary David Mundell.

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