Britain will quit EU quicker if I’m in charge, says Tory leadership hopeful Liam Fox

FORMER DEFENCE Secretary Liam Fox yesterday promised Britain would be out of the EU by January 1 2019 if he becomes PM.

The rank outsider for the top job added that he wanted to cut the welfare budget, and spend more on defence.

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It came as he insisted having a Brexiteer in charge of the country would be “preferable” to someone who campaigned to Remain in the EU.

But the ex-frontbencher said the victor would have to make a “lot of comprises across a lot of the party”.

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He said: “I think it is preferable to be a Brexiteer rather than a Remainer.

“I think it’s possible to be a Remainer.

“But I think the honest critique of this is that how do our European partners see it?

“If you were on the other side negotiating with Britain would you be more likely to take seriously someone who had campaigned to leave the European Union or someone who chose to remain in the European Union?”