George Osborn attacks Theresa May for lacking the needed enthusiasm

Theresa May has been given a jab by George Osborn, as he accused her of lacking the needed enthusiasm amid the EU referendum crusade.

In his first real meeting since Mrs May expelled him from Government, the previous chancellor said he was initially against the possibility of a submission yet "was not going to try and sit it out" when the vote was called.

Mrs May - who was Home Secretary before the Brexit vote and supported Remain - made only one noteworthy mediation amid the battle, supposedly gaining her the name 'submarine May' for lowering the issue.

Talking on the Andrew Marr show, Mr Osborne asked the Prime Minister not to have "red lines" in her Brexit discussions.

"I would not go into this negotiation necessarily drawing red lines," he said.

"I would say we are leaving the EU - that's the only red line I would draw - let's go in there and try and get the best deal for Britain."

What's more, in a notice shot at No 10, the Conservative backbencher said Parliament would have investigation over Brexit "whether the Government likes it or not".

"We live in a parliamentary democracy, Theresa May is the Prime Minister because Conservative MPs - myself included, in her case - chose her to be the Prime Minister.

"And of course Parliament is going to have to be central to these discussions because our Government comes out of Parliament."

A month ago the Government lost a court case declaring they should counsel MPs before activating Article 50 - the formal procedure for leaving the EU. Their allure is right now under thought at the Supreme Court.

Mrs May likewise endured a misfortune when pro-Europe MPs constrained her to acknowledge a Labor movement approaching her to distribute a Brexit outline before initiating arrangements.

A significant figure in the disastrous Remain battle, Mr Osborne recognized they had battled "the wrong campaign", including that the gathering had "lacked some of the authenticity, some of the optimism" of its Leave partners.

He likewise surrendered that the objective of getting net movement down to several thousand had harmed the Government's battle endeavours as they "didn't really have an answer" to steadily rising numbers.