“We may have to take some short-term pain to do that” (Image: GETTY)
Rory Stewart was promoted to International Development Secretary following the sacking of former Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. Talks are due to resume tomorrow between the Government and Labour opposition in a bid to reach a Brexit agreement. The deal could include some form of customs union type relationship between the UK and EU.
Asked by a BBC reporter whether an agreement with Labour could split the Tories Mr Stewart replied: “This is the most torturous, torrid, painful time in British politics since the Second World War.
“I think to get Brexit done, and to move the country on, is worth an enormous amount.
“We may have to take some short-term pain to do that”.
There have been reports that as few as 90 Tory MPs would back any deal with Labour.
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