Wrecking Brexit will let in the far-Right: Minister’s grave warning as poll shows more Tory voters now support PM’s deal with Brussels
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
Britain will witness a surge in neo-Nazi extremist groups if MPs block or weaken Brexit, a Cabinet minister warns today.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the 17million who voted to leave the EU would feel ‘cheated’ by any moves to water down Theresa May‘s deal or thwart our exit entirely.
This would have grave implications for our democracy, he said, ending centuries of moderate politics.
His warning came as a poll found the majority of Tory voters now want MPs to back the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal – with 55 per cent in favour, up eight points on last month, and 31 per cent against, down seven.
- Two of the biggest donors to the Leave campaign said they now do not believe Britain will leave the EU at all;
- Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned it is more likely than ever that MPs will try to block a no deal Brexit;
- Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd declined three times to say she would stay in the Cabinet if Mrs May opts for no deal.
In a chilling intervention, Mr Grayling said blocking Brexit could end the 350 years of ‘moderate’ politics Britain has enjoyed since the bloody English Civil War.
Doing so would provoke more ‘nasty’ incidents such as this week’s ‘Nazi’ taunts at pro-Remain Tory MP Anna Soubry outside Parliament, he argued.
It would also play into the hands of ‘disturbing’ extremists such as ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson, who has been tipped to take over Ukip.
Brexiteer Mr Grayling, one of Mrs May’s closest Cabinet allies, also fired a warning to fellow Eurosceptic Tories.
