Brexit news: Tory MP shuts down Remainer's call to have a SECOND referendum
CEO of Best for Britain Eloise Todd claimed the Labour Party gained more seats in the June 2017 snap election because its stance on Brexit was softer than that of the Conservative Party. But Tory MP David Davies hit back and reminded the Remainer about Labour’s election manifesto. Mr Davies told TalkRadio: “Hang on, Eloise. The Labour Party position was very clearly set out in the manifesto and it was to leave the customs union and to leave the single market. “So every single member of Labour and the Conservative Party in Parliament stood on a manifesto of leaving the single market and the European customs union. “And you’re trying to say we should have another referendum? We had a referendum. We had a vote where it was very clear.”
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You’re trying to say we should have another referendum? We had a referendum David Davies
Ms Todd hit back and said: “The Labour position has shifted significantly in favour of a customs union.” Mr Davies pointed out that Labour’s position on Brexit shifted after the election, to which Ms Todd claimed the party was simply “listening to what people want”. The furious Tory MP said: “They stood on a manifesto commitment of pulling out of the customs union and the single market. It’s no good saying now ‘oh, well people voted for something else’. “People voted for politicians who wanted to leave the EU, leave the customs union and leave the single market.
“And now you and the unelected House of Lords are saying ‘oh no, well we don’t accept that or the referendum – we want a third go’. “And if you lose that one you’ll be wanting a fourth go, won’t you? So what would happen if you lost the referendum the next time round?” Peers defeated the Government on Wednesday after voting for an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill in hope of keeping Britain in the EU’s customs union. A cross-party alliance of Lords, including Tory rebels, put forward to an amendment to the Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill and voted by 348 to 225 in favour of changing the landmark legislation.
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