Brexit - Bernard Jenkin warns EU off adopting 'ghastly cliff edge' exit in Radio 4 clash
Tory MP Bernard Jenkin swiped at the European Union during a heated clash with radio presenter John Humphrys over the prospect of a Brexit transition period in 2019.
The politician backed Chancellor Philip Hammond proposed transition period but insisted “we mustn’t put the cart before the horse” and that it was important to know what the UK was transitioning to.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: “If there is a ghastly cliff edge because the European Union does plan to ground our aircraft and check every lorry entering the European Union through the Channel Tunnel…”
Humphrys chimed in and added: “Which they would be perfectly entitled to do if there were no customs arrangements.”