Ukip leader Paul Nuttall vows to boot out the five Labour MPs who voted against Brexit despite serving Leave areas
Mr Nuttall said they had written their political epitaths and 'gone against the will of the people'
LABOUR MPs who voted to thwart Brexit despite serving ‘Leave’ areas were last night told to start looking for another job by UKIP’s new leader.
Paul Nuttall said his party would devote all its energy towards booting out the five MPs who had “gone against the will of the people”.
The vow came amid predictions Labour could come as low as FOURTH in last night’s Sleaford by-election in Lincolnshire – a Brexit heartland.
Five Labour MPs in Leave constituencies across the North, the Midlands and Wales were among the 89 who refused to commit to Theresa May’s timetable for Brexit in the Commons on Wednesday night.
Mr Nuttall said the five – Barry Sheerman, Angela Smith, Graham Allen, Chris Evans and Paul Farrelly - had written their political epitaths.
He said: “From the first day of my leadership I have said woe betide any MP that goes against the will of the people and tries to block a clean Brexit.
“As UKIP becomes the party of the patriotic working class, any Labour MP that voted against the bill on Wednesday should start looking for another job.”
Theresa May’s official spokeswoman yesterday insisted it was clear Parliament was now “behind getting on” with a Brexit following Wednesday’s vote.
MPs voted 461 to 89 to support Theresa May’s bid to trigger Article 50 by the end of March.
The PM’s spokeswoman said: “The vote last night was a welcome step in the sense we are now in a clear position where Parliament are behind getting on and delivering Brexit.
“And we should focus on how we can get the best deal for the country.”
Remain voter, Labour’s Ben Bradshaw, revealed the ‘89’ could still mount a guerrilla-style campaign to block Article 50 when the PM’s Brexit plan is put before Parliament.
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And pro-EU former Tory Attorney General Dominic Grieve said the Referendum and Wednesday’s Commons vote were no more than “grand opinion polls”.
But Brexit backing Tory Steve Baker told the Sun Wednesday was ‘VB Day’ – Victory on Brexit Day.
He said: “I’ve watched for a week as people have tried to undermine the discipline of Eurosceptics by trying to attack Ministers for supposed gaffes on migration and payments to the EU.
“Well those who wish to frustrate our exit are now licking their wounds.”
Barry Sheerman hit back at UKIP – saying: “Bring it on.”
The MP for Huddersfield, which voted to Leave on June 23rd by 51.1 per cent, said: “”Of course I took note of the very close Brexit vote, but look at the percentage of people who actually voted. There was a significant percentage of voters in my constituency who didn’t vote.”
Two other MPs among the 89 represented constituencies that voted ‘Out’, SNP MP Eilidh Whiteford and Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards.
Mr Edwards said: “I am a democrat and respect the Referendum result
“But I am not prepared to give the UK Government a blank cheque.”