'People want to LEAVE!' Brexiteer lashes out at Remoaners in tense Commons debate

Mr Green, the MP for Bolton West, rebuked pro-Remain MPs for urging the Government to hold a second referendum on Brexit.

He said: "We must regain control over our borders, our laws our money, as well as having the right to negotiate trade deals around the world.

"There is no doubt in my mind about what the British people want us to do. 

"Whether they were undecided, voted Leave or even Remain, they just want the politicians to get on with it, to deliver the result.

"We, the British people, want a fantastic relationship with the European Union, our friends in Europe."

The debate was arranged after 113,000 people signed a petition saying Parliament's vote on the Brexit deal "must include an option to remain in the EU".

The online petition, set up by French translator Anne Greaves, says: "A lesser of two evils choice between a bad deal and no deal is not acceptable.

"Our country deserves better than Hobson's choice, and our MPs should be allowed to vote with their conscience to deliver what they believe is best for the country."

Mr Green said it was "increasingly disappointing" for Remain supporters to "suggest that Brexit voters were voting for evil".

He added: "The petition was signed by 113,000 people, which is a substantial number, but it falls short of the 17.4 million people who voted Leave."

In response to his argument, Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse said that Brexit voters were not clear "exactly what they are voting for".

She added: "The Government's legitimacy for their version for Brexit is becoming increasingly less legitimate.

"But we are told over and over again that this is the 'will of the people', that the referendum result is fixed."

Mr Green admitted the campaign was flawed but said then-Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the Remain campaign, was to blame.

He told the debate at Westminster Hall: "When we take the question to the people, it's for both sides to make their case, make their argument.

"Perhaps there were flaws in the timing of the referendum, but the timing wasn't down to the Leave side – it was down to David Cameron, a Remainer.

"He was responsible for the timetable of the referendum and that's where the accountability must sit."

Labour MP Catherine West added that the City of London is becoming "increasingly frustrated" about the state of Brexit negotiations.

In an attack on Theresa May and David Davis, she said: "They're worried about the lack of coherence over the Government's Brexit strategy.

"As a London MP, that is particularly concerning to me."

4:31pm: Liz Twist MP introduces today's debate and thanks Anne Greaves, who set up the petition, for attending.

She notes that the Government's final Brexit deal will be voted on by both the House of Commons and House of Lords.

She adds: "My own party, Labour, has said that Parliament should have a meaningful vote on the Prime Minister's deal.

"We have all seen much discussion about meaningful votes, and what that means.

"The petitioners are very clear that there should be an option to Remain in the EU."

4:11pm: Liz Twist, a Labour MP and member of the Petitions Committee, will lead the petition debate.

The Remainer was elected as MP for Blaydon at last year's General Election.

4:00pm: Welcome to Express.co.uk's coverage of the Brexit debate in Westminster Hall.

Pro-EU MPs will go head-to-head with staunch Brexiteers as they discuss whether or not Britain should stay inside the bloc.

The House of Commons' Petitions Committee scheduled the debate after a surge of support for a Remainer online petition.

It comes at an awkward time for Theresa May as she tries to push the landmark EU Withdrawal Bill through Government.

In response to the petition, the Government said: "The British people voted to leave and the Government will implement their decision.

"The vote on the final deal will give Parliament the choice to accept the agreement or leave the EU with no agreement."

You can follow the debate from Westminster Hall with Express.co.uk's live blog below…