Thatcher would have been horrified by Brexit 'shambles': Ex Tory chair Patten

Chris Patten said he had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a new referendum was the only way to end the Brexit "shambles".

Tory grandee Chris Patten has insisted that Margaret Thatcher would have been "horrified" by the Theresa May's Brexit deal as he backed calls for a second referendum on EU withdrawal.

The former Tory party chairman and ex-Cabinet minister said Margaret Thatcher would have been against Theresa May's plans because they hand too much power over to the remaining 27 EU states.