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Brexit: PM not bluffing over no-deal, says Fox Brexit: March planned as Fox says PM not bluffing on no deal
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Senior Cabinet ministers have insisted the UK is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, on the second anniversary of the vote. Senior Cabinet ministers have insisted the UK is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, on the second anniversary of the referendum.
Liam Fox said Theresa May was "not bluffing" over her threat to quit negotiations, while Boris Johnson called for a "full British Brexit".Liam Fox said Theresa May was "not bluffing" over her threat to quit negotiations, while Boris Johnson called for a "full British Brexit".
It comes as anti-Brexit campaigners who want the public to have the final say on the UK's departure prepare to march in London later.It comes as anti-Brexit campaigners who want the public to have the final say on the UK's departure prepare to march in London later.
They say Brexit is "not a done deal".They say Brexit is "not a done deal".
People's Vote, which wants a referendum on any exit deal, said people must make their "voices heard" about the damage of leaving next year without agreement.People's Vote, which wants a referendum on any exit deal, said people must make their "voices heard" about the damage of leaving next year without agreement.
Speakers at the demo, which organisers say is expected to be the biggest anti-Brexit march to date, will include actor Sir Tony Robinson and Gina Miller, who fought a successful legal battle last year to ensure the UK could not trigger talks on leaving without the approval of Parliament.Speakers at the demo, which organisers say is expected to be the biggest anti-Brexit march to date, will include actor Sir Tony Robinson and Gina Miller, who fought a successful legal battle last year to ensure the UK could not trigger talks on leaving without the approval of Parliament.
The UK voted to leave the EU by a margin of 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum held on 23 June 2016.The UK voted to leave the EU by a margin of 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum held on 23 June 2016.
The UK is due to leave on 29 March 2019, 46 years after it first joined the European Economic Community, the forerunner to the EU.The UK is due to leave on 29 March 2019, 46 years after it first joined the European Economic Community, the forerunner to the EU.
But the People's Vote campaign says this should only happen if the withdrawal deal negotiated by Mrs May and the other 27 EU members is approved in another public vote.But the People's Vote campaign says this should only happen if the withdrawal deal negotiated by Mrs May and the other 27 EU members is approved in another public vote.
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox told the BBC it was in the interests of both sides to have a deal but it was "essential" the EU understood that the UK would walk away if the terms offered were not good enough.International Trade Secretary Liam Fox told the BBC it was in the interests of both sides to have a deal but it was "essential" the EU understood that the UK would walk away if the terms offered were not good enough.
"The prime minister has always said no deal is better than a bad deal," Mr Fox said in an interview with the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg, which was recorded on Wednesday - before Friday's warning from Airbus that it might cease manufacturing in the UK in such a scenario."The prime minister has always said no deal is better than a bad deal," Mr Fox said in an interview with the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg, which was recorded on Wednesday - before Friday's warning from Airbus that it might cease manufacturing in the UK in such a scenario.
"It is essential as we enter the next phase of the negotiations that the EU understands that and believes it... I think our negotiating partners would not be wise if they thought our PM was bluffing.""It is essential as we enter the next phase of the negotiations that the EU understands that and believes it... I think our negotiating partners would not be wise if they thought our PM was bluffing."
'Bog roll Brexit''Bog roll Brexit'
Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Daily Express the prime minister was going to get a "good deal" from Brussels and Brexit was going to be "fantastic".Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary David Davis told the Daily Express the prime minister was going to get a "good deal" from Brussels and Brexit was going to be "fantastic".
He said that the UK was "able to leave without a deal", adding: "We don't want to do that, never have. The best option is leaving with a good deal but you've got to be able to walk away from the table."He said that the UK was "able to leave without a deal", adding: "We don't want to do that, never have. The best option is leaving with a good deal but you've got to be able to walk away from the table."
Mr Davis said Brexit is a "big national project, there is nothing more important".Mr Davis said Brexit is a "big national project, there is nothing more important".
He added that Britain is at an advantage in world trade because English is "the best language in the world for doing commerce, science and medicine and so on".He added that Britain is at an advantage in world trade because English is "the best language in the world for doing commerce, science and medicine and so on".
And writing in the Sun, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson warned the prime minister not to allow "bog roll Brexit" that is "soft, yielding and seemingly infinitely long" - calling for a "full British Brexit" instead.And writing in the Sun, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson warned the prime minister not to allow "bog roll Brexit" that is "soft, yielding and seemingly infinitely long" - calling for a "full British Brexit" instead.
Mr Johnson said people "just want us to get on with it".Mr Johnson said people "just want us to get on with it".
"They don't want a half-hearted Brexit. They don't want some sort of hopeless compromise, some perpetual push me-pull you arrangement in which we stay half-in and half-out in a political no man's land," he said."They don't want a half-hearted Brexit. They don't want some sort of hopeless compromise, some perpetual push me-pull you arrangement in which we stay half-in and half-out in a political no man's land," he said.
Labour said Mr Fox's comments about a no-deal Brexit were the "height of irresponsibility".Labour said Mr Fox's comments about a no-deal Brexit were the "height of irresponsibility".
"The next time Liam Fox parrots the slogan no deal is better than a bad deal he should give some thought to the 14,000 people who work for Airbus, and the thousands of other people who have jobs dependent on trade with Europe," said shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman."The next time Liam Fox parrots the slogan no deal is better than a bad deal he should give some thought to the 14,000 people who work for Airbus, and the thousands of other people who have jobs dependent on trade with Europe," said shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman.
Both the prime minister and Labour leader have rejected calls for another public vote, saying the will of the people expressed in the 2016 ballot is clear, although many Labour MPs now want another referendum.Both the prime minister and Labour leader have rejected calls for another public vote, saying the will of the people expressed in the 2016 ballot is clear, although many Labour MPs now want another referendum.
'Summer of action''Summer of action'
Organisers of Saturday's demo say people "from all walks of life" will be present, including farmers, doctors, teachers, delivery drivers, students, fishermen and veterans, demonstrating the "growing popular demand" for another vote.Organisers of Saturday's demo say people "from all walks of life" will be present, including farmers, doctors, teachers, delivery drivers, students, fishermen and veterans, demonstrating the "growing popular demand" for another vote.
Beginning in Pall Mall and culminating outside the Houses of Parliament, the protest is part of a "summer of action" by campaign groups designed to increase pressure on Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.Beginning in Pall Mall and culminating outside the Houses of Parliament, the protest is part of a "summer of action" by campaign groups designed to increase pressure on Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
By taking the UK out of the EU's single market and customs union, they say the Conservative government "remains intent" on a so-called hard Brexit that will destroy jobs and damage public services.By taking the UK out of the EU's single market and customs union, they say the Conservative government "remains intent" on a so-called hard Brexit that will destroy jobs and damage public services.
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, who will be at the march, told BBC Breakfast: "I think the public in general... do see there is a mess. The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, who will be at the march, told BBC Breakfast: "I think the public in general... do see there is a mess.
"We've had two years and made very little progress," he said. "The country is very divided, very unsettled. The basic principles of the divorce haven't yet been agreed."We've had two years and made very little progress," he said. "The country is very divided, very unsettled. The basic principles of the divorce haven't yet been agreed.
"We've only got a year to go. And I think for the big companies that employ hundreds of thousands of workers in the UK... they want some clarity about what the trading relationships will be and there is absolutely none whatever.""We've only got a year to go. And I think for the big companies that employ hundreds of thousands of workers in the UK... they want some clarity about what the trading relationships will be and there is absolutely none whatever."
The government is giving Parliament a vote on the final deal, if one is reached, in the autumn - but it remains unclear what will happen if they reject it.The government is giving Parliament a vote on the final deal, if one is reached, in the autumn - but it remains unclear what will happen if they reject it.