Eddie Hughes MP: Time for a tough stance on Brexit
Theresa May has been urged to 'show the confidence of the nation' and take a 'tough stance' in the Brexit negotiations as she prepared for crunch talks with her Cabinet.
The Prime Minister was due to meet her top team at Chequers today to discuss the UK's future relationship with the EU, amid growing Tory tensions over Brexit.
Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes says it is time for the Government to adopt a focused and direct approach in upcoming talks with the EU.
He was among Brexiteers who attended a meeting with Chief Whip Julian Smith in Parliament on Wednesday, where assurances were given over Britain's negotiating stance.
It came as 32 Tory backbenchers signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for her to show 'courage and leadership in the face of those who seek to undermine the express wish of the British people in the EU referendum'.
Mr Hughes said: "It is time for the Government to take a tough stance when it comes to negotiating with the EU and to show the confidence we have as a nation.
"We don't need any complicated discussions about trade deals. People will be able to figure out whether or not we have got Brexit, without the need to understand Canada plus plus plus or all the rest of it.
"We all know what Brexit looks like, and it looks like us having control of our borders and being out of the jurisdiction of the European Court.
"It is important that once the negotiations are finalised, what we get is something that we all recognise as Brexit."
Tory MPs are due to be briefed on the outcome of today's Cabinet talks tomorrow morning, with a number of Brexiteers said to hold serious concerns over Mrs May's ability to form a united front.
Rumours of an imminent leadership battle persist, with Leave campaign figureheads Michael Gove and Boris Johnson both potential challengers to Mrs May.
Meanwhile Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant said it was time to banish the 'common misconception' that the EU held sway in the negotiations.
He said that Britain had 'leverage of our own, particularly with regards to trade', adding that the Cabinet 'would be advised to remember that the EU does not hold all the cards'.
