Theresa May vows she ‘won’t be derailed’ as she defiantly hits back at Brexit rebels
The Prime Minster's comments come ahead of a crunch week as the Cabinet meets to discuss their terms for the final departure from the EU
DEFIANT Theresa May hit back at the Brexit wreckers yesterday and vowed: “I won’t be derailed.”
The PM hailed her success in the first phase of EU talks and insisted she would see the process through to the end.
She claimed credit for silencing the doubters and Tory rebels out to thwart her. In a message to the 17.4 million Brits who voted for Brexit, she declared: “I will not be derailed from my duty to deliver your democratic decision.”
Her confidence is bolstered by an exclusive poll for The Sun on Sunday which shows six in ten people want her to stay on to see Brexit through.
She brushed off all the rows and clashes of the past week as background noise by those wishing to “talk Britain down”.
Her comments come ahead of a crunch week as the Cabinet meets to discuss their terms for the final departure from the EU.
She spoke out as Boris Johnson called on her to strike a trade deal that gives Britain power to ditch European laws. He echoed warnings by fellow Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg that failing to do so would turn Britain into a “vassal state” of Brussels.
But Mrs May responded: “Amid all the noise, we are getting on with the job. In the face of those who want to talk Britain down, we are securing the best and most ambitious Brexit deal for the UK.”
Mrs May stated that she “stuck resolutely” to the task of protecting the rights of UK citizens abroad.
She added: “Brexit allows us to seize the exciting opportunities outside the EU — with Britain in control of our borders and setting our own laws.”