Warring Tories UNITE behind Jacob Rees-Mogg approved Brexit plan - ‘It’s time to DELIVER’.
RIVAL Conservative MPs, who previously backed the competing ‘Leave’ and ‘Remain’ campaigns during the Brexit referendum, have formulated a new EU exit plan which has won the approval of arch Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg.
The plan has two sections, depending on whether a formal exit deal is agreed with the EU. They argue an agreement can be reached if the Northern Ireland backstop is replaced with a new “backstop protocol”. If not the plan explains how the UK can transition to trading on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms.
Former Remain supporter Nicky Morgan and top Brexiteer Steve Baker wrote a joint letter to The Daily Telegraph defending the plan.
They argued: “We each campaigned on different sides during the referendum and we have been playing our part in trying to ensure that we agree a Brexit deal that is in the best interests of our constituents.
“We’ve decided to come together with our colleagues Jacob Rees-Mogg, Stephen Hammond and Robert Buckland, convened by Kit Malthouse, to publish a plan.
“It allows us to leave the EU at the end of March, end the stalemate, and restore Government unity and direction."
The plan would replace the current controversial Northern Ireland backstop with a “new backstop protocol”, which would ensure the UK is not trapped in a customs union and that there is no hard Irish border.
