Prime Minister Boris Johnson accuses Keir Starmer of telling ‘blatant lies’ after forming a ‘surrender squad’ to withdraw Brexit

Boris Johnson today led a massive backlash against Labor’s plans to form a “surrender squad” to reverse Brexit.

The former Prime Minister, who won the 2019 election on a promise to ‘deliver Brexit’, has revealed that a Whitehall unit of 100 civil servants has been set up to work on negotiations with the UK. He later accused Sir Keir Starmer of preparing to betray that vote. Brussels meets prime minister’s goal of calling for a “reset” of relations.

Critics have warned that if Britain gives up some of its hard-won freedoms, it will stealthily pull the EU back into the bloc.

Mr Johnson’s former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost told the Mail on Sunday that Labor was creating a “surrender force”.

And in an email today, Mr Johnson accused Sir Keir of telling “blatant lies” during his election campaign when he vowed not to take Britain back into the EU.

Mr Johnson added that voters had given him the benefit of the doubt because he was so “so sullen and so sharply resentful of challenges to his correctness”.

He accused the prime minister of accepting millions of dollars “for fools” and said the prime minister had no authority to make such a move. The former prime minister has warned that following EU rules is tantamount to “clicking your heels and bowing respectfully”.

His powerful words were echoed by another former Conservative Party leader, Sir Ian Duncan Smith, who accused Labor of “selling out” to the EU.

“Europe will do nothing unless it gives something in return. What do they want? They want Britain back under their control.

“The only solution is what this government has promised not to do: allow itself to be bound by Brussels rules – that’s no good. That’s a sellout. That’s going to be a disaster.” , former Brexit secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg added: “These are our grandmother’s footsteps. Labor wants to sneak us back in and hope no one notices.”

This comes as former Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch told the Foreign Office: “In every negotiation, from union pay deals to the Chagos Islands, Keir Starmer gave everything for nothing in return.” That was later.

“The question now is what price we will all pay for the Prime Minister to take us back to the EU comfort zone.”

Lord Frost revealed that the unit, which will be set up within the Cabinet Office, will have more people than those who originally negotiated the Brexit deal.

“This huge organization is preparing for a major renegotiation, which will bring in more people than in the original agreement with the EU in 2020,” he said.

“Everyone in this government really wants to rejoin the EU one day. The only thing stopping them is public opinion.

“Unless we can stop them, the reset will end with this country once again in the EU’s orbit, gradually losing our ability to set our own rules and legislate our own laws.”

Lord Keir said he wanted to “reset” relations with the EU ahead of formal talks on trade and economic relations starting next year.

In return, the EU will demand a youth movement programme, acceptance of EU law and the continued right of European countries to fish in UK waters beyond 2026.

Insiders say the new team is tasked with ensuring any changes are permanent and cannot be undone by a future Conservative government.

A source told the MoS: “Officials have been brought in from all government departments and they have been told they have full powers to demand whatever is needed from anywhere in Whitehall to make the reset work.” spoke.

The unit will reportedly be located near the door of No10 and will be run by a civil servant on a £200,000-a-year salary with the title of Second Permanent Secretary of the European Union.

They will report directly to Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for European Union Relations.

Sir Keir is due to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU leaders in February, and attended a meeting with Finance Minister Rachel Reeves last week.

Brussels will demand that UK rules align with EU rules in return for closer trade. The first step is expected to be a security agreement announced in February, followed by a summit in the spring.

A government spokesperson said: “The government is resetting its relationship with the EU and wants to strengthen cooperation to keep people safe, tackle trade barriers and boost economic growth.” There will be no return to a customs union, single market or freedom of movement. The UK Government will always seek to protect the interests of our fishermen. ”

A Cabinet Office source said: “The team includes members of the Windsor Framework Task Force, which was set up to repair the gaping holes left by Lord Frost’s failed deal on Northern Ireland.” .

They added that Lord Frost’s claim that Labor wanted to return to the EU was “completely false”.