Declaration will make him latest Tory grandee to emerge as supporter of People’s Vote. / Chris Patten, the former Conservative party chairman, is to declare support for a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.
'The idea that creating a fake traffic jam will show the EU we are ready for a no deal is just plain stupid'
‘Keep calm and carry on’: France shrugs off threat of Royal Navy gunships guarding Channel fishing waters, as no-deal Brexit looms
13/12/2020
Boris Johnson to reveal whether negotiations are over – plunging trade with EU into turmoil in 19 days’ time
Boris Johnson’s threat to bring in gunboats to patrol UK fishing waters branded ‘irresponsible and damaging’
12/12/2020
Tobias Ellwood, chair of Parliament’s defence committee, voiced his concern with the plans, but a former Navy chief defended the suggestion.
‘Boris Johnson isn’t a Conservative, he’s a nationalist’, says former Tory chair Lord Patten
12/12/2020
Lord Patten said while he hoped for the best for the UK’s future, “I do fear for the worst”
Former MP says problem is not sausages but ‘porkies’ from Downing Street.
Boris Johnson victory at next election would be ‘disaster’ for Tories and Britain, says former party chair
21/06/2022
Under current PM, government is not Conservative but English Nationalist, says Chris Patten.
Former Conservative Party chairman says on BBC Question "this is a word one isn’t supposed to use anymore" in attack on UK's problems.