UK Brexit Minister Dominic Rob said today “we keep on negotiating in good faith, we try and get the best deal we can, but we are ready for all eventualities.” He also urged not to overreact to the “stubborn” tone of the EU. He emphasized “these blips in the world, they’re blown a little bit out of proportion, but we double down, we don’t throw our toys out the pram, hold our nerve, keep our cool.”
However, Rob also pointed out “at the same we need to be ready for the possibility … that the ambitions that we are bringing to these negotiations to try and get a win-win deal isn’t matched by the other side and it does take two to tango.”
He added “what they need to see is some unity of purpose from the UK which is why all this Labour nonsense about a second referendum is not only undemocratic but it’s the last thing we should be doing right now with our EU partners because it encourages them to offer us a lousy deal which makes a no deal more likely.” Raab also said “the vast majority, the silent majority in this country just want us to get on with it and that’s what we’re doing.”
