The MP for Wokingham insists leaving the EU on March 29 remains the “best course of action for both sides” as it would set the ball running in order to strike a free-trade agreement with Brussels. Mr Redwood wrote on Twitter: “I see no reason for a delay in Brexit - the EU has always said we can't negotiate a trade deal w/ them until we've left. “That is why the best course of action for both sides is for the UK to leave on 29 March but both to immediately enter serious talks about a free trade deal.”
The Tory backbencher maintains any potential delay will create further “uncertainty” for people and businesses across the country.
He added: “(Leaving now) would allow both sides to carry on w/o imposing tariffs & new barriers to trade as we negotiated the details of the FTA. A long delay w/ us still in the EU would put off any negotiation of our future trading relationship, adding to business uncertainty & putting off investment.”
The current impasse amongst parliamentarians means the UK is unlikely to leave the EU in the scheduled 12 days time, after MPs
