Burnham-On-Sea’s former MP Tessa Munt has this week supported calls for a second referendum on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal.
The Liberal Democrat made the comments when she appeared as a guest on ITV’s politics show ‘West Country Debate’.
“We should go back to the people on the deal – they will make a clear decision,” she said.
She added: “Even the ‘glorious’ Jacob Rees-Mogg said in October 2011 that we should have two referendums – one to decide whether we go in or out, and a second on the basis of the deal. For once, I agree with Jacob.”
“This gives the people the chance, now they have the information, to decide. There are a number of people who voted leave who have contacted me who said that now we know more, people have to be given the chance to vote. There’s nothing wrong with asking the people.”
And she also added: “The thing that’s most concerning about the whole of the last two year period is that actually we are going to end up with 100 per cent of the population being unhappy.”
“48% voted remain and 52% voted leave, but this deal does not look anything like the series of promises that were made.”
She added: “A significant number of people, particularly in the west of my constituency who voted leave, will end up with nothing they wanted. This is really poor… all we are doing is pretending that we are going out on March 29th – we are not. We are going to be in negotiation for decades.”
Her comments come after Burnham-On-Sea.com reported on Burnham MP James Heappey’s position on Brexit earlier this month.
He held a public meeting in the town and described the Prime Minister’s deal as “not perfect” but said it is the “best, pragmatic deal”.
Mr Heappey looks likely to vote in favour of the Prime Minister’s deal during the crucial House of Commons vote this coming Tuesday, 11th December.
Tessa Munt was MP for the Wells Constituency, which includes Burnham, from 2010 until 2015 and she was elected as the Somerset County Councillor for Wells last year.
