Boris Johnson is the man to lead and negotiate the UK’s exit from the EU, says MP Kevin Hollinrake.
The Thirsk and Malton MP said there was a “new surge of hope that we will find a way out of this impasse” following the selection of the new Prime Minister.
However, he added: “We mustn’t fool ourselves that it is going to be easy. The basic facts haven’t changed.
“We still have a wafer thin majority (currently three), there’s still no consensus in Parliament about how to proceed, opposition parties are still making the most of our disarray and a majority of MPs still remain opposed to the ‘no deal’ that the new PM is not ruling out.
“On this latter point I have always been clear. I want to leave with a deal which I think would be better for business and jobs.
“However, we need to leave this option from a negotiating perspective firmly on the table so the EU knows we mean business.
“I hope it won’t come to this, as do most of my colleagues, but without it our negotiating position is much weaker.”
He added: “If we keep strong we will get some concessions from the EU and we should be able to make sure that every Tory MP votes for the new deal.
“This, in turn, should bring the DUP and some Labour MPs, particularly those living in Brexit constituencies, on board and so Brexit can be delivered on October 31st.”
The MP said the country must now unite behind the new Prime Minister.
“We will not secure a deal and we will not leave the EU, as I believe we must, having made the promise to the British people, unless we all pull together.
“Boris Johnson’s victory was convincing both in Parliament and among the membership.
“In Thirsk and Malton the feedback I received from you was overwhelmingly in support of Boris.
“We need to give him time now to put his team in place, to develop his strategy, reopen negotiations with the EU and bring Parliament on side.”
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