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Brexit BOMBSHELL: Remainer Sajid Javid to take UK out of Europe with NO deal in PM bid


The Home Secretary would like to see the UK exiting the EU by the current Article 50 deadline of October 31, according to his allies. Mr Javid joins Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Esther McVey and Andrea Leadsom in wanting to put the no deal option back on the table. The Bromsgrove MP said he believes the results of the European and local elections have made it clear that Parliament would allow a no deal Brexit, according to The Daily Telegraph.

However, he said the prospect of a no deal Brexit could only go ahead providing the necessary preparations were made.

In May, Mr Javid claimed he had directed the Home Office to make “full sense” of how to use the time before October and plan “even more” for a no deal.

Mr Javid’s allies told The Daily Telegraph that he knows Parliament could still try to prevent no deal and force an extension of Article 50 beyond the current deadline.

Former chief executive of Vote Leave Matthew Elliot, who is running Mr Javid’s campaign to become Tory leader, told Politico: “It’s all about delivering Brexit — and to me Saj is best placed to do that.

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“Having known him for over 15 years, he has always had Eurosceptic sympathies.

“He will want to see it through. He will want to see Britain leave by October 31.”

Foreign Secretary and leadership rival Jeremy Hunt has a softer Brexit stance than Mr Javid.

Mr Hunt has said the UK should not take a “very hardline approach” to future Brexit negotiations as the EU would likely refuse to change their views.

He told the BBC: “We need to deliver Brexit and my job is to make sure we have a debate about how we do that.”

Mr Hunt has said if he succeeds current Prime Minister Theresa May, he would rather delay Brexit past October 31.

He said forcing a no deal Brexit through Parliament could potentially trigger another general election.

Meanwhile, US National Security Adviser John Bolton told The Daily Telegraph that Britain’s vote to leave the EU presented a “triumph to democracy”.

He said once the UK was separate from the EU then the country’s “impact on the world has the prospect of being even greater”.



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