A TORY MSP squirmed as he was asked how Ruth Davidson can stop Boris Johnson from pursuing a no-deal Brexit.
Over the weekend, Davidson, who previously described Johnson of having a “bumble-bluster, kitten smirk, tangent-bomb” routine, insisted she wouldn’t back a no-deal Brexit.
In her Mail on Sunday column, Davidson insisted her position in the Scottish Parliamentwas independent of Westminster and that she did not have to sign any no-deal pledge.
“I don’t think the UK Government should pursue a no-deal Brexit, and if it comes to it, I won’t support it,” she said.
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When Good Morning Scotland presenter Gary Robertson asked Adam Tomkins how Davidson can stop a no-deal Brexit, which is expected to take place on October 31 even if no withdrawal agreement has been reached, he said "the line is breaking up" and he "did not hear that question".
Robertson asked the question again and Tomkins said he doesn't think the Government is pursuing a no-deal Brexit, saying "there is a lot of water to flow under a lot of bridges between now and the 31st October".
Johnson has said publicly he wants a deal but if that isn't possible then the UK must leave the EU on October 31 "do or die".
The EU has repeatedly said it will not renegotiate the withdrawal agreement it reached with his predecessor Theresa May.
Robertson again pressed Tomkins for a fourth time on how Davidson will ensure a no-deal Brexit does not take place. He responded: "Well I don't think any individual is going to stop it. I think what will stop it is, um, a majority in the House of Commons and it's perfectly clear if you look at the history of voting in the House of Commons that there is no majority in the House of Commons for a no-deal Brexit, the Prime Minister and Michael Gove are not pursuing a no-deal Brexit.
"None of these people want a no-deal Brexit."
Tomkins was then asked whether Davidson will instruct Scottish Tories to vote against no deal but he said this is "a question for the leader of the party ... and the whips".
The Good Morning Scotland clip starts at 2.14.
Scottish Conservative MSP Adam Tomkins was asked over and over and over and over and over again on @BBCScotland about how Ruth Davidson could stop a no-deal Brexit.
— Tom Eden (@TomEden11) July 30, 2019
Not the most convincing of answers... pic.twitter.com/fIyq2P3CKm
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