PRIME Minister Theresa May has made a speech on Brexit following a dramatic day in Westminster.
The Prime Minister held a news conference after a series of events today, including the submitting of a letter of no confidence in her by leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.
WATCH LIVE: PM @Theresa_May gives a press conference at Downing Street https://t.co/Vu9hnKGBMU
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) November 15, 2018
Here is a summary of what she has said:
- She said "Serving in high office is an honour and privilege."
- "It is also a heavy responsibility - that is true at any time but especially when the stakes are so high."
- She said the British public "just want us to get on with it"
- The Brexit negotiations are "a matter of the highest consequence", she said, touching "almost every area of our national life".
- She said: "I believe with every fibre of my being that the course I have set out is the right one for our country and all our people."
- "From the very beginning I have known what I wanted to deliver for the British people to honour their vote in the referendum."
- Mrs May acknowledged the agreement had involved "difficult and sometimes uncomfortable decisions".
- "I understand fully that there are some who are unhappy with those compromises but this deal delivers what people voted for and it is in the national interest," she said.
- "We can only secure it if we unite behind the agreement reached in Cabinet yesterday. If we do not move forward with that agreement nobody can know for sure the consequences that will follow."
- "It will be to take a path of deep and grave uncertainty when the British people just want us to get on with it. They are looking to the Conservative Party to deliver."
- "As Prime Minister my job is to bring back a deal that delivers on the vote of the British people, that does that by ending free movement, all the things I raised in my statement, ending free movement, ensuring we are not sending vast annual sums to the EU any longer, ending the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, but also protects jobs and protects people's livelihoods, protects our security, protects the Union of the United Kingdom."
- "I believe this is a deal which does deliver that, which is in the national interest and am I going to see this through? Yes."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel