Former Chairman of the Conservative Party, Lord Norman Tebbit, revealed to Express.co.uk the most “alarming” thing he saw in the European Economic Community (EEC). Lord Tebbit served in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet from 1981 to 1987. The peer said the Iron Lady realised that the European Union “wouldn’t work” and was “brought down” by pro-European Tories for refusing to acquiesce.

He told Express.co.uk: “I think the most alarming thing I saw was the view of the Commission.

“That the Commission made laws, but it did not itself have to obey the laws that it had made.

“The laws are for them, not for us.

“That was the view that I heard.”

Lord Tebbit also argued Remainers neglect the good the UK could do with Brexit.

He criticised reports that argue Brexit will result in the UK growing less fast without taking into account the things it will make better.

The peer said: “You get these guys who issue great reports about how after Brexit we wouldn’t grow as fast and we wouldn’t do as well and all the rest of it.

“But they do not take into account what we could do to make things work better.”

The EU Parliament has ratified the Withdrawal Agreement by 621 votes to 49.

The former Tory Chairman insisted that getting Brexit done did not simply mean leaving the EU but setting our own affairs in order and prioritising what we consider to be most important issues as a nation.

He told Express.co.uk the next stage of Brexit would be crucial as the UK would need to negotiate trade deals with countries across the world.

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He said: “We want to be out of the European Union in order to be able to run our own affairs.

“Okay, what are going to be our priorities when we are out?

“Of course, we will need to negotiate trade agreements with other countries and indeed to negotiate the trade agreements that we need with our friends in the EU.

“The Germans want to sell us motor cars, the French want to sell us cheese and wine.

“It is not as good as our cheese and wine these days but never mind, we should give them a chance. So we have to have those reciprocal arrangements.”

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