Scott Mann has welcomed the result of the EU Referendum, with 17.5 million people (52%) voting to Leave the European Union.
The referendum, which took place on Thursday, 23rd June, was promised in the Conservative's 2015 General Election manifesto and was approved by Parliament last year.
Commenting after the result was announced, Scott said:
“I’m delighted by last Thursday’s result. After over 40 years of debate and much campaigning in the past few months, the British people have finally had their say and voted decisively to take back control of their country.
“Now, we must remain calm and let the dust settle after this momentous decision. With huge constitutional decisions like this comes uncertainty, but over the coming days and weeks, we will learn more about how we can negotiate our exit from the EU and take back our independence."
As an advisory referendum, it is now down to Parliament to approve an exit from the EU and for the Government to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin the formal exit process which can take up to two years.
The result of the country voting to Leave saw David Cameron announcing his resignation as Prime Minister, saying he aims to step down in the autumn.
Reacting to the news, Scott said:
“I am saddened to see David Cameron announce his resignation as Prime Minister. He has been a strong and courageous leader for the Conservative Party and for this country. It was seeing the Prime Minister speaking at Tory Party Conference that got me into politics and subsequently into this job of representing North Cornwall in Westminster.
“I was a signatory of the letter asking him to stay because I believe he could have continued to be a strong leader as we negotiate our exit from the European Union. However, I respect his decision to eventually stand down and I hope over the next few months we will continue to witness him and his Government deliver manifesto pledges that we promised to the British people at the General Election.”
A leadership contest will soon be underway to appoint the next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister.
