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8.27am GMT

Politicians campaigning for a second referendum have seized on Raab’s apparent preference for staying in the EU over May’s deal.

Just over a week ago Dominic Raab was in charge of negotiating May's Brexit deal. This morning on #r4today he conceded it is worse than our continued EU membership. If MPs are allowed to change their minds, the public must be given the same opportunity.

Raab admits Theresa May’s deal is worse than staying in the EU on current terms.
That’s why we need @peoplesvote_hq!

Dominic Raab incoherent to the point of jibberishness on @BBCr4today

I now understand today’s new Brexit concept: ‘a negotiated no deal.’ It’s Dominic Raab

Beginning to wonder if May’s deal will keep Britain in Europe when even her former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab thinks it worse than staying in

Should be grateful for Raab's candour. We should recognise how weird (and dangerous) the current situation is: being spun a line by both front benches. Could be a huge price to pay when the truth emerges.

8.12am GMT

Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab has claimed that Theresa May’s deal on Brexit would be worse than staying in the EU.

Asked on Today to chose between no Brexit at all and May’s deal, Raab eventually said:

If you just presented me terms: this deal or EU membership, because we would effectively be bound by the same rules without the control or voice over them, yes I think this would be even worse than that.

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