The former Cabinet minster who resigned from her post as International Development Secretary in November, Priti Patel has expressed her displeasure over the Government's Brexit Strategy. She believes that the Government has been “ill-equipped” for the Brexit negotiations.
Priti Patel said, “The Government has been ill-equipped in terms of preparations for the negotiations. It's not an ideal state at all.
Patel spoke about her opinions on the EU's financial expectations from the UK at an event in London hosted by The Spectator magazine. She expressed, “My views on money are pretty clear, I don't like spending money so I would have told the EU in particular to sod off with their excessive financial demands. One of the failings is we have not set out that vision, what is that vision of Britain going to look like post-Brexit? What are the economic opportunities for the City of London and for many other businesses and sectors in terms of leading out in the world and potentially trading with countries we have simply not been engaged with for not just years but for decades.”
