The Liberal Democrat candidate for Colchester has today challenged the local Conservative candidate to rule out a no-deal Brexit in December 2020.

The challenge, just a few days before polling day, follows Boris Johnson refusing to rule out a no-deal exit from the EU. 

Under the Conservative Party’s plan, the UK will have until December 2020 to deliver the second phase of negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with the EU. However, the plans also say Boris Johnson will not seek any extension despite overwhelming evidence showing that time-frame is near impossible. 

This means that the Tories are signing up to crash the UK out of the EU without a deal, the Liberal Democrats claim.

This is why Martin Goss  has today written to Will Quince, the Conservative candidate for Colchester, to ask them to rule out a no-deal Brexit in December 2020 which would cause severe economic damage and put jobs at risk in Colchester.

Commenting on the announcement, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Colchester Martin Goss,  said:

“It is clear that the Conservatives are now effectively the party of Nigel Farage and Donald Trump. They are content to see the UK crash out of the EU without a deal.

“Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan is already a disaster for people in Colchester but he has now made things even worse by putting the UK on a collision course with a no-deal Brexit in December 2020. That means more harm to our NHS, more uncertainty for businesses, more jobs lost.

“People in Colchester have a right to know whether Will Quince supports the reckless and dangerous plan Boris Johnson is proposing. That is why I have written to Will Quinceto urge them to rule out supporting any deal that risks a no deal cliff edge in December 2020.

“The Liberal Democrats will continue to fight to stop Brexit. We are the strongest party for Remainers and we know that there is no deal as good as the one we have in the EU.”

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