The Conservative Party chairman has insisted that the “energy and adaptability” of people in the West Midlands will help the region to thrive under a no-deal Brexit. James Cleverly hailed the entrepreneurial spirit of businesses from the region, insisting that they have a successful future ahead regardless of whether the UK departs the EU with or without a deal on October 31.
He also suggested the rise of the Brexit Party could stop Britain leaving the EU altogether, with candidates from Nigel Farage’s party splitting the Leave vote and handing the initiative to politicians from pro-Remain parties. Mr Cleverly was in the West Midlands as a guest of Wolverhampton South West parliamentary candidate Stuart Anderson.
The pair visited the Guru Teg Bahadur Gurdwara in Wolverhampton, where they spoke with temple elders including trust chair Surjit Singh Uppal during a tour of the Upper Villiers Street site.