Sunday shows round-up: Michael Gove – Chequers Brexit deal will honour the referendum result

After an away day at Chequers on Friday, the Cabinet has finally agreed on a compromise approach for negotiating the UK’s future Brexit deal. The proposals include a ‘free trade area for goods’, a joint institutional framework for the European Court of Justice and a ‘common rulebook’ to maintain high regulatory standards in a variety of areas. Environment Secretary Michael Gove, a prominent member of the official Leave Campaign, joined Andrew Marr to express why he felt his fellow Conservatives should now back the government’s new strategy:

AM: Is your message to those colleagues wondering about what to do next – ‘This isn’t perfect… but it is by far the best we can possibly get now’?

MG: Yes. Critically, we have got to ensure that this country leaves the European Union in March 2019… All those of us who believe that we want to execute a proper Brexit, and one that is the best deal for Britain, have an opportunity now to get behind the Prime Minister in order to negotiate that deal.