Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart vows to secure a Brexit deal by locking up MPs over summer
The former diplomat says he will 'lock up Tory MPs for six or seven hours a day' until they come to an agreement
NUMBER Ten hopeful Rory Stewart yesterday vowed to lock squabbling MPs up for their summer holidays until they thrash out a Brexit agreement.
The ex-diplomat said he would use his skills negotiating in war-torn Iraq and Kosovo to finally settle the political row.
He told Sky News: “I will lock Tory MPs up all through their summer recess, for six or seven hours a day with mediators in the room talking through these issues.
“There is a majority in Parliament against no deal – we know that.
“There is a majority in parliament against a second referendum – we know that. So we can get to a deal.”
Mr Stewart, who was brought up in Scotland, also vowed to create a new beefed up Cabinet Minister for the Union.
This will replace posts representing Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
He vowed to “Union proof” all government policies.
It comes amid growing fears the UK could be torn apart by new votes on Scottish independence and creating a united Ireland.
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