UK Brexit Minister David Davis says that Britain will definitely leave the European Union amid turmoil in the country following the general election.
Davis, who heads to Brussels on Monday to open Brexit talks with the bloc, said that there would be no backtracking from Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan.
“As I head to Brussels to open official talks to leave the EU, there should be no doubt — we are leaving the European Union, and delivering on that historic referendum result,” Davis said in a statement on Sunday.
“Leaving gives us the opportunity to forge a bright new future for the UK — one where we are free to control our borders, pass our own laws and do what independent sovereign countries do.”
His remarks came days after French President Emmanuel Macron said the UK can still change its mind and remain a member of the bloc.
“From a European point of view, as long as the negotiations are not over, there is still a possibility to change the…