DUP joins campaign to get Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to leave EU on October 31 no matter what

24.06.2019 02:45

TheSun.co.uk

THE DUP have joined Tory arch Eurosceptics in piling pressure on Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to leave the EU on October 31 no matter what.

The Ulster unionist party’s Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson today joins 18 Tory MPs so far in the new campaign.

Getty Images - Getty The DUP’s Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson has joined clamours for the Tory leadership contenders to commit to leaving the EU on time[/caption]

They want the two Tory leadership contenders to guarantee they will deliver Brexit without any extra delays, with or without a deal.

Mr Wilson said: “It will result in a quick return to the table to seriously address the issues of our future relationship with the EU”.

Dubbed “Stand up for Brexit”, the push is a reprisal of a major grassroots campaign during Commons’ votes on Theresa May’s EU deal.

Prominent Tory backers include ex- leader Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel.

They wrote in a joint article in The Sunday Telegraph: “Our campaign calls on the next leader and Prime Minister to take us out of the EU by 31st October, come what may.”

Boris Johnson is being urged to commit to leaving the EU on October 31st no matter what

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Johnson’s rival for No10 Jeremy Hunt has said he would action a no deal Brexit with a heavy heart

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