Gove claims May is right one for now – May speak about her ‘irritation’ to ongoing leadership speculation
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MPs could undo the Chequers deal once the UK has left the EU, Michael Gove has claimed, saying the prime minister’s proposal was the “right one for now”.
The environment secretary, a prominent Brexiter, has regularly made a similar case in private to MPs, urging them to back May to see through Britain’s exit rather than risk an impasse in parliament or a general election.
If the EU changed its rules to disadvantage Britain, he said, it would be up to parliament to “chart this nation’s destiny” and potentially change the relationship, he said.
In the meantime Theresa May has said she gets “irritated” by the ongoing speculation over her position as prime minister. In an interview to mark the six-month countdown to Brexit, Mrs May told the BBC the debate should be about the country’s future rather than her own.
The prime minister’s comments came days after Conservative MPs opposed to her Brexit plan met to discuss how and when they could force her to stand down. The PM also criticised ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson.
Mrs May said his language was “completely inappropriate” when he described her Brexit strategy as putting the UK in a “suicide vest”.
