Strike a Brexit deal or walk away, MP Owen Paterson warns PM
Theresa May must strike a trade deal with the EU by March or walk away with no deal, North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has warned.
The senior Brexiteer, who sits on the board of the Leave Means Leave group, said he has told the Prime Minister that enough concessions have been made and she must not be taken in "by Remoaner double talk".
It comes as Mrs May has said the New Year will allow Britons to feel "renewed confidence and pride" in Brexit.
But Mr Paterson warned: “It has been clear from the outset that a reciprocal free-trade agreement with zero tariffs is in all our best interests.
“But if the EU will not agree heads of terms by March next year or if the price — either financially or in concessions of sovereignty — is too high, then we should politely advise them that our trade will continue on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms, maintaining such reciprocal sectoral arrangements as mutual aviation landing rights.
"Don’t be taken in by the double-talk of the Remoaners. Brexit means taking back control of our laws, money and borders.
"Mrs May has been very generous to the EU so far, but she does not need to make further concessions.
“I suggest she gives the EU until March to agree heads of terms, and – if they spurn her friendly advances again – plans seriously for the WTO outcome to give business and our administrators the certainty and time to prepare which they need.”
