Leader of the House of Commons and key Cabinet Brexiteer, Andrea Leadsom, was reported by Daily Mail earlier today, as saying that she backs the UK PM Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement, struck with Brussels because it ‘delivered’ on the referendum result.
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Had reservations about the agreement.
Fearing the UK could be ‘trapped’ in the Northern Ireland backstop.
In her letter to her South Northamptonshire constituents, Leadsom wrote: ‘We have to make sure that nothing happens that can stop Brexit. This has been a challenging journey for many of us, and compromises had to be made on both sides.”
“However, two things are certain – first that this is the only deal on the table, and second, that it means we will leave on 29th March 2019.”