Boris Johnson accuses Labour of ‘bottling’ Brexit and wanting to keep Britain in the EU
In a fierce Sun Talks debate, the Foreign Secretary said Jeremy Corbyn’s vow not to walk away from Brussels talks if offered a bad deal 'scared' him
BORIS JOHNSON last night accused Labour of bottling Brexit and wanting to keep Britain in the EU if they win the keys to power.
In a fierce Sun Talks leaders debate, the Foreign Secretary said Jeremy Corbyn’s vow never to walk away from talks if Brussels offers a bad deal “scared” him.
In a direct challenge to Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry he said: “Labour have an agenda to frustrate the will of the people and stay in the EU.
“It’s not clear you understand what leaving involves or that you’re determined to do it.
“It scares me that you could go into Brussels with that mindset – you’d be eaten alive.”
And challenging Labour on defence, he said they were also raising the White Flag over our security with their peacenik policies.
Brexit dominated the first half hour of the Sun Talks debate at Sun HQ, with Sir Vince Cable representing the Lib Dems alongside UKIP’s economic spokesman Patrick O’Flynn.
Boris Johnson insisted Britain was embarking on a “fantastic venture” with Brexit – and said it would allow “vast sums of money – £350 million a week” to come back to the UK.
But Ms Thornberry warned a bad Brexit would wreck the economy and cost jobs. And she urged voters to “change the direction of the country” on June 8.
Sir Vince, speaking hours after The Economist endorsed the party ahead of next week’s poll reiterated a call for a second EU referendum and said leaving the customs union was “utter folly”.
Ms Thornberry said Theresa May’s vow to walk away from Brexit talks in the event of a ‘bad deal’, “threatened the economy” and would cost jobs.
On defence, Ms Thornberry insisted Labour WOULD renew the Trident nuclear defence system if the party is elected – but admitted party leader Jeremy Corbyn was opposed.
She snapped: “This is hardly a newsflash. We are party that makes decisions together.
We are a collection of talents.”
But Patrick O’Flynn said: “You’d shouldn’t be able to pass a cigarette paper between a party wanting to form a government. You could drive a coach and horses through the differences in the Shadow Cabinet.”