Pro-leave MPs prepare public statement insistent on hard Brexit

The statement of intent will be regarded as an attempt to influence debate around the cabinet table by strengthening the hand of pro-Brexit ministers such as Liam Fox.Pro-leave MPs are preparing to launch a public fightback against a soft Brexit, gathering signatures for a letter insisting Britain must be “well and truly out” of the European Union in March 2019.Change Britain, the campaign group that evolved out of Vote Leave and has in the past received the backing of the foreign se