Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain, September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - It is easy for British businesses to use Brexit as an excuse rather than taking responsibility for their poor performance, Brexit minister Dominic Raab told BBC Radio on Thursday. “All I am just gently saying is that it is rather easy for a business to blame Brexit and the politicians rather than to take responsibility for their own situation,” Raab told the BBC when asked about a slump in profits at John Lewis. Raab also said he did not think the government would lose a vote in parliament on its final Brexit deal with Brussels, despite warnings from a former junior minister this week that 80 lawmakers in his Conservatives were prepared to vote against it. Reporting by Kylie MacLellan. Editing by Andrew MacAskill
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab refuted the claim that Brexit is to blame for John Lewis ’ recent sales slump . Raab instead suggested that businesses should take responsibility for their poor performances rather than simply blame Brexit or politicians . He was also confident that the final Brexit deal would not be rejected by Parliament despite the opposition of some MPs .