Some MPs, some very senior civil servants and others, are basically conspiring - and I use the word deliberately - in order to try and prevent us from leaving the E.U. They have never accepted the verdict of the British people in the referendum. Mark Francois More Quotes by Mark Francois More Quotes From Mark Francois This is the 21st century, and you cannot hold a nation captive against their will. Mark Francois cannot nation will you My father, Reginald Francois, was a D-Day veteran. He never submitted to bullying by any German, and neither will his son. Mark Francois never bullying father son I'm not going to criticise Nick Boles because he fought off cancer. Mark Francois going he because cancer I was in the Army. I wasn't trained to lose. Mark Francois trained lose army Some people write me off as a bit of a hick from an Essex council estate. I realize that. But I can read. Mark Francois some-people me i-can people I believe Theresa May has failed as leader of our party, which she threatens to destroy. Mark Francois she party leader believe We have civil servants like Ollie Robbins who are very pro-E.U., who have never wanted us to leave and have done everything in their power, including colluding with the European Union, to try and keep us in. Mark Francois never try done power The British people voted to leave the European Union - let's just leave. Mark Francois leave just european-union people