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Liam Fox – Remain MPs are trying to ‘steal Brexit’

With the government in severe difficulties after a week which saw Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement rejected by the largest margin in Parliamentary history, politicians are now exploring how to break the deadlock before the UK officially leaves the EU on 29th March. Speaking to Andrew Marr, the International Trade Secretary condemned parliamentarians hoping to take advantage of the current stalemate to try and hinder or reverse the referendum result:

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LF: You’ve got a Leave population and a Remain Parliament. Parliament has not got the right to hijack the Brexit process, because Parliament said to the people of this country, ‘We will make a contract with you, you will make the decision and we will honour it’. What we’re now getting are some of those who were always absolutely opposed to the result of referendum, trying to hijack Brexit and, in effect, steal the result from the people.