Brexit - Tory slates David Miliband call for second EU referendum
Tory Jo-Anne Nadler said the former Labour foreign secretary’s comments were unhelpful and the country should be focus on the right policies for Brexit. The ex-cabinet minister has called for either Parliament or the public to be given the chance to have a straight vote between EU membership and a negotiated alternative. But, speaking on Victoria Derbyshire on the BBC, Miss Nadler said this was not the right move. Asked by presenter Joanna Gosling what she thought of Mr Miliband’s opinion that democracy did not end after the EU referendum vote and Brexit should be re-looked at, the Tory commentator was not impressed.
SKY NEWS•BBC Jo-Anne Nadler said David Miliband's comments were wrong and the UK must now focus on Brexit policy
The real question now is what are the policies that are going to underpin the way we carry out our Brexit Tory commentator Jo-Anne Nadler
She said: “It’s kind of equivalent to a beleaguered Conservative MP at this point who may have lost his seat in what was a very poor election campaign earlier this year, saying ‘you know what, let’s have another election now because we didn’t do too well two or three months ago. “I mean the decision was taken, the real question now is what are the policies that are going to underpin the way we carry out our Brexit." Mr Miliband has urged politicians from all parties to fight back against the "worst consequences" of last year's vote to leave the EU. He warned Brexit was an "unparalleled act of economic self-harm” and that “politics and government are setting new standards for dysfunction” in an article for the Observer.
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