One of the most influential Brexiteer hinted today that the might back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal because a bad deal is better than no Brexit. Rees-Mogg, chairman of the European Research Group told LBC Radio that “no deal is better than a bad deal but a bad deal is better than remaining in the European Union in the hierarchy of deals.”
Mogg warned that “a two-year extension is basically remaining in the European Union.” But he also noted: “The question people like me will ultimately have to answer is: can we get to no-deal instead? If we can get to no-deal instead, that is a better option… but I am concerned the prime minister is determined to stop a no-deal.”
Separately, Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said there were “cautious signs of encourage” regarding May’s deal. And the government would “hope” to have another meaningful vote tomorrow. But he emphasized “we need to be comfortable that we’ll have the numbers”. Hunt of said “the risk of no-deal, at least as far as the UK parliament is concerned, has receded somewhat but the risk of Brexit paralysis has not.”
