Reform UK leader Richard Tice has hit out at Rishi Sunak over his failure to get a grip on Brexit, telling the Prime Minister to “do it properly or don't do it at all”.
Sunak is facing continued pressure over his handling of Brexit, and his approval rating has reached its lowest point yet amid widespread pessimism about the direction of the UK.
Speaking to Dan Wootton on GB News, Tice said his party were now the only political group “standing up for Brexit”.
Richard Tice spoke to Dan Wootton on GB News
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He said: The truth is that Brexit was never really done, because the Tories promised the whole of the UK would leave the European Union.
“But the sad truth is that Northern Ireland was basically left still within the jurisdiction of the EU in terms of single market rules and the ECJ - completely unacceptable!”
He added: “In the polls we are now the only party that is standing up for Brexit.
“Look, if you're going to do any job, for heaven's sake, do it properly or don't bother doing it at all.
“We voted for Brexit and that means taking control of our laws, money and borders.
“They haven't done any of that. The borders are completely out of control, as the Home Secretary admitted.
“They haven't cut taxes in order to create growth, they haven't started to cut any regulations.
“Civil servants are now taking control of the process and delaying it for years and years and years.
“And now you've got Sunak bottling it on the Protocol.”
Tice slammed the Prime Minister, saying: “He's got no conviction, no courage, and he's not actually delivering on anything.”
Sunak promised to be “resolute” in defending Northern Ireland as he seeks a deal to rewrite the terms of its post-Brexit arrangements.
Richard Tice spoke to Dan Wootton on GB News
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The Prime Minister indicated that he would put any new deal to a vote in the Commons, risking a showdown with Eurosceptics on the Tory benches.
The Government and the European Union are still negotiating changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the arrangements aimed at preventing a hard border with Ireland.
Sunak told MPs: “I am a Conservative, a Brexiter and a unionist, and any agreement that we reach needs to tick all three boxes.
“It needs to ensure sovereignty for Northern Ireland, it needs to safeguard Northern Ireland’s place in our union, and it needs to find practical solutions to the problems faced by people and businesses.
“I will be resolute in fighting for what is best for Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom.”
Tice has also threatened to sue the Conservative Party for libel over what he calls malicious falsehoods about an alleged £400,000 bribe to a Tory MP to defect his party – an allegation Tice says is categorically untrue.
