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		</div><p>David Cameron has said that he would back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal if he were still an MP, during a talk which was repeatedly interrupted by protesters criticising his decision to call the 2016 referendum.</p>
<p>The former British prime minister also told an audience that he believes that the deal will be voted through Parliament, saying: <em>“The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people’s hands where mere mortals fail.”</em></p>
<p>Mr Cameron said that if he were still in Number 10, he would have opted for a deal that guaranteed a closer relationship with the EU, and which would keep the UK within the customs union.</p>
<p>But he added that Mr Johnson’s deal represents a better choice than no-deal and comes close to what was promised in the 2017 election manifesto.</p>
<p>After saying that he would vote for the deal, the ex-MP said: <em>“The country voted to leave the European Union, the best way to leave is with a deal, I think a no-deal Brexit would be bad for the economy and bad for the union.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think it’s much better to leave with a deal, and I think Boris has done well to achieve that deal.</em></p>
<p>“I hope he’ll get it through Parliament, I suspect he will but it will be tight.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mr Cameron says he is regretful that the referendum led to a split in political identity across the county and agrees that the last three years have been difficult for us as a country. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RaworthsLitFest?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RaworthsLitFest</a></p>
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<p>Mr Cameron, 53, was speaking at Harrogate’s Crown Hotel on the first night of the town’s literature festival to promote his book, For The Record.</p>
<p>Fielding questions from the BBC’s James Landale, the former PM said of the deal: <em>“At the end of the day, I think this is quite close to what was talked about in the 2017 manifesto, and it is a way of leaving with a deal, so I think that is the right thing to do.</em></p>
<p><em>“We can’t go on being stuck. You can’t rule out having a general election if Parliament cannot pass this deal and is still stuck, and you cannot rule out a second referendum.”</em></p>
<p>Asked about his relationship with Mr Johnson and whether they had nicknames for one another, Mr Cameron said that a friend had texted him earlier on Thursday to ask if the new Brexit deal would be voted through Parliament.</p>
<p>Mr Cameron said he responded: <em>“The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people’s hands where mere mortals fail.”</em></p>
<p>A small group of protesters had formed outside the hotel prior to Mr Cameron’s talk, and he was repeatedly interrupted during the event.</p>
<p>At one stage, as he discussed the reasons for calling the 2016 referendum, one woman stood up and shouted: <em>“I think the good people of Harrogate came here to hear an apology from you.”</em></p>
<p>As other audience members responded with a mixture of angry boos and applause, a man called out: <em>“Apologise for ruining our country.”</em></p>
<p>It came after the author had described the three years following the referendum as “very painful for the country”.</p>
<p>When Mr Cameron was at one stage discussing ways to unite the country following the division of the referendum, another man interrupted and shouted: <em>“Your policy of austerity did absolutely nothing to bring this country together.”</em></p>
<p>When the man spoke across him as he attempted to respond, the former Conservative party leader quipped: <em>“You can pay £35 to shout at me in here, or you can shout at me outside for free afterwards.”</em></p>
<p>The comment prompted cheers from the remaining members of the crowd.</p>
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