Liam Fox warns Brexit could spark a “domino effect” across the EU unless bureaucrats change their ways
Tory veteran claims EU has to understand that citizens are dissatisfied with the way the EU is run
TRADE SECRETARY Liam Fox yesterday predicted Brexit would spark a domino effect across the EU unless Brussels changes its ways.
The Tory veteran insisted that European leaders had to understand that millions of voters across the Continent were “dissatisfied” with the way the EU was being run.
And he warned that member states would look at Brexit and see the UK decided the only way it could regain control was by leaving the bloc altogether.
In April, former Justice Secretary and Brexit chief Michael Gove said an ‘Out’ vote would trigger the “democratic liberation” of Europe as other nations demand changes from Brussels.
Speaking at Tory conference, Mr Fox said: “I really want the EU to succeed as I want it as a stable partner, a stable political partner, a stable economic partner and a stable security partner.
“Other countries in Europe will look to the UK and say ‘The people of Britain wanted more control over events and got it. Are there other mechanisms by which that can happen short of leaving?’.”
He added: “Michael [Gove] said in that passage in the Referendum.
“We don’t want there to be a domino effect but European leaders need to understand that a lot of people are dissatisfied with the way the project is being run.”
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Mr Fox added that the EU had changed considerably since his Father voted to join the Common Market in the 1975 Referendum. He said that instead of being focused on trade it was now obsessed with telling people they need “more Europe”.
The blast came just days after the Tory Out campaigner said the EU was on the brink of a devastating implosion – because of the debt crisis and the sacrifice of an entire generation in pursuit of making a success of the Euro.