Churchill's grandson has claimed a no-deal Brexit would be the 'most serious crisis' Britain has faced since the Second World War
"I didn't vote for Boris and I'm not pleased with Boris, but I absolve him of that particular charge.
"The charge I do not absolve him from is wanting to have a no-deal Brexit, which I think would be a disaster for my country."I think it's going to make us less independent, less influential and less secure." Sir Nicholas, MP for Mid Sussex but tipped to retire at the next election, also criticised Mr Johnson for"not trying to negotiate with the Europeans" to attempt to secure a Brexit deal."I think that's a mistake," he said. And he claimed:"I guarantee Margaret Thatcher wouldn't have taken the UK out of the European Union."
Criticising the European Research Group of Brexiteer Tory MPs, he said:"As a staunch Remainer, I have voted more often to leave the European Union with a withdrawal agreement than has Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Francois and any of those other people, and they are the staunch leavers." He described being Churchill's grandson as"a never-ending source of pride and pleasure", and added:"It's never been a burden. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have that inheritance.
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