To drag the country out of the EU on these terms seems to me a very unsatisfactory and undemocratic thing to do.

If the public want to leave on these terms... so be it. But for us to leave on these terms, which I have to say take us into a second-rate relationship for the future and one which I think will do this country economic harm, I am unwilling to do without the public confirming their view.

I'm not prepared to see someone sign off something which in my view is going to be very damaging for our country's future."