And so now is the time
to unite this country
and unite this society.
And we cannot begin that task,
until we have delivered
on the primary request
of the people,
the big thing that they
asked us to do.
After three years, and two
missed deadlines,
we must leave the EU
on 31 October.
[applause]
And we must do better than the
current withdrawal agreement
that has been rejected
three times by parliament.
And let me be clear,
that I am not aiming
for a no deal outcome.
I don't think that we'll end up
with any such thing
but it is only responsible
to prepare vigorously
and seriously for no deal.
Indeed it is astonishing
that anyone could suggest
dispensing with that vital
tool of negotiation.
It's only if we have the guts
and the courage to get ready
for it, that we will carry
any conviction in Brussels
and get the deal we need
because they don't want
no deal any more than I do,
and we will simply not
get a result if we give the
impression that we want
to go on kicking the can down
the road with yet more delay.
Delay means defeat.
Delay means Corbyn.
Kick the can again
and we kick the bucket.
– Will you commit now to
resign if you fail
to meet that 31 October
deadline?
– I understand, of course
I understand that colleagues
in parliament are,
have very strong views
but our job is to engage
with everybody
and to, just to point out,
the real existential threat
that I think faces both
major parties, if we fail
to get this thing done
and I think that in the end,
maturity and a sense of
duty will prevail.
