“Rees-Mogg said that he would have voted remain in 2016 if he thought Brexit would lead to Scottish independence. Explaining why the views of the DUP were so important to him, he said:
Ultimately the United Kingdom is more important to me than the European Union. So if the DUP felt the United Kingdom were being divided up in the deal, then that would mean it were impossible to vote for the deal under any circumstances. The one thing that would have changed my mind in 2106 would had I believed the scare stories that Scotland would leave the United Kingdom if we voted to leave. I did not think it was true, and therefore I was happy to vote to leave. But the United Kingdom is my county, and I don’t want to see my country chopped up. So the DUP’s position is very significant.“
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Ultimately the United Kingdom is more important to me than the European Union. So if the DUP felt the United Kingdom were being divided up in the deal, then that would mean it were impossible to vote for the deal under any circumstances. The one thing that would have changed my mind in 2106 would had I believed the scare stories that Scotland would leave the United Kingdom if we voted to leave. I did not think it was true, and therefore I was happy to vote to leave. But the United Kingdom is my county, and I don’t want to see my country chopped up. So the DUP’s position is very significant.“
No 10 says it won't call Brexit vote this week unless it has 'prospect of success' - Politics live | Politics | The Guardian
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