Brexit May Not Happen, Trade Secretary Says
- Fox says even a non-ideal agreement is better than failure
- Europe’s Juncker hints at immediate talks after vote on deal
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The chances of the U.K. leaving the European Union are “50-50’’ if Parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement in January, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said in a Sunday Times interview.
“If we were not to vote for that, I’m not sure I would give it much more than 50-50,” the veteran campaigner for Brexit told the newspaper. “For me that would induce a sense that we had betrayed the people that voted in the referendum.”