Addressing the Commons, the Tory MP lashed out against Remainer MPs frustrating the Brexit process and the role of Parliament at a crucial time in the history of UK’s democracy. Mr Selous also hit out at those who resigned from their original parties to join the Liberal Democrats or form new Parliamentary groups to serve their own agendas. He said: “In normal circumstances, Parliamentary democracy serves us well. But in the last two and a bit years I have been ashamed of the behaviour of this Parliament.

“A Parliament in which academic analysis referred to by the House of Commons library points out that 409 out of the 650 constituencies had Leave majority.

“And that was on a 80 percent turnout, far higher than any turnout that we are elected on at a general election.

“So over the last two and a bit years we have a Parliament that thinks it knows better than the public this Parliament is given the decision to.

“We have a Parliament that thinks it is acceptable to use representative democracy to defeat direct democracy.

“A direct democracy explicitly agreed and voted for by this Parliament.

“We have a Parliament that has totally failed to work a cross-party line to find an acceptable way forward.

“And we have a Parliament that is very good at saying no but it’s breathed of ideas to come up with anything better.

“And we also have a Parliament with an increasing number of MPs elected with significant majorities for one party who then declared for another without any agreement from their constituents.”

He continued: “If we value our democracy and everyone who took part in the referendum we must honour the result and everyone who voted, all of whom were told the result would be respected.

“Democracy requires that the losers accept the result.”

MPs voted against the Prime Minister’s motion for an early general election to be held on October 15 for the second time on Monday evening. 

Boris Johnson has prorogued Parliament to extend the annual conference recess until October 14. 

He will return to Brussels on October 17 for the European Council Summit where he will have his last chance to agree to a deal with the EU before being forced by a new law passed by MPs this week to ask for a Brexit extension.

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