Parliament will need to make input into final Brexit deal - Dominic Grieve

Another former senior Tory official has reiterated that any deal reached between the UK and EU would need the approval of parliament.

This was stated when Dominic Grieve had a media chat with Sky News. Grieve is a former attorney general in the coalition government led by the Conservatives, saying that how it is being argued for the final deal to be put to the British people for a second referendum.

It was also revealed that even if the UK government lost its appeal at the Supreme Court with respect to Article 50, it would still be able to garner support from most MPs at Westminster to put Article 50 in motion.

He went further to express his doubt as regards any fresh legal battle by any of the campaigners, with aim of keeping Britain in the EU single market. Nonetheless, he warned that the UK “disentangling" itself from the EU would be complicated.

Mr Grieve, who campaigned for Remain, also insisted "no one is trying to sabotage Brexit" but argued the referendum result did not "close down all debate forever" on the UK's future relationship with Europe.

He said: "It's quite clear to me that we have to get on with the process of leaving the EU and having some fresh relationship with our EU partners but from outside the EU.

"That's the issue which is now going to dominate the politics in which we are involved and it's on that you are going to see the debates."

But he added: "You can't just close down all debate forever.

"What I am not prepared to accept is that because there was referendum on the 23 June that somehow closes down debate for evermore about our relationship we are going to have with the EU and our EU partners."

"But at the same time no one is trying to sabotage Brexit."

On any final deal reached with Brussels, Mr Grieve said: "If at the end of the negotiating process there is a package to put before the country, it will certainly have to be put before Parliament.

"And there's at least an argument that it should be put before the public as well in a referendum, but that's something we are not going to come on to for some considerable time."