EAST HAMPSHIRE MP Damian Hinds says MPs must work hard to regain people’s trust because of the ongoing Brexit saga.

Mr Hinds, who campaigned to remain in the European Union (EU) during the build-up to the referendum, admits there is unhappiness with the recent performance in trying to exit the EU on the agreed date of March 29.

He said: "I totally accept people are unhappy with what has been going on.

"My take is there has been a lot of unhappiness with what has happened.

"And people in other countries I have spoken to are more than taken aback with what is happening regarding Brexit.

"Now we, the MPs, need to move at pace to regain trust in the system and reach agreement.

"Most people I speak to now just want us to get on with it."

But the secretary of state for education believes calling a general election once the Brexit issue is resolved to allow the country to judge the outcome wouldn’t prove beneficial.

Mr Hinds, who says he fully supports the referendum decision to leave the EU, said: "A general election wouldn’t address the issues.

"Brexit isn’t a party issue with Conservative MPs agreeing one way forward and MPs from other parties backing another.

"I know many people are frustrated at the divisions they’ve seen in politics.

"And it’s not just between parties, but within the parties as well.

"It is one of the hallmarks of this issue - and indeed this was the reason it came to be a referendum matter - that it doesn’t organise itself along party lines.

"It’s a very divisive issue."

He also said there were at least half-a-dozen ways the UK could depart the EU.

He said: "I have been consistent throughout that the way to leave should be through a negotiated exit, a deal.

"And that deal needs to be built around some clear absolutes. It must honour the referendum result, must be good for jobs and livelihoods, and it must protect the unity of the UK.

"I do hear from some people in East Hampshire who either want to exit with no deal, or want another referendum.

"I think either of those outcomes is unattractive.

"No deal would not be good for some sectors and the jobs within them, including some of particular importance to East Hampshire.

"I believe the deal put forward by prime minister Theresa May is a good balanced deal, and is the only way we can move forward."