POLITICIANS of all political persuasions should “get behind the prime minister” and “lead Wales to a better future outside the European Union”, a Gwent MP has said.

Speaking in Parliament this week, Monmouth’s David Davies, who has long been one of the most prominent pro-Brexit campaigners in Wales, said it was "high time that Labour MPs, and, yes, some ​Conservatives, stop the fear-mongering" over the issue.

The Conservative MP - not to be confused with ex-Brexit secretary David Davis - was speaking as Parliament debated the latest version of the UK Government’s plans for leaving the EU. The so-called Chequers plan has proven controversial among many Eurosceptics, with many claiming it amounts to a ‘soft Brexit’, and led to a number of resignations from Theresa May’s cabinet - including Mr Davis himself, as well as Boris Johnson.

But, addressing Welsh secretary Alun Cairns, Mr Davies called for unity. He said: “We are seeing record numbers of people in work in Wales and record amounts of foreign direct investment, and we have a set of proposals that will allow Wales to benefit from access to the single market and new trade deals across the world.

“Is it not about time that members of Parliament on both sides of the house got behind the prime minister and the secretary of state for Wales as they lead Wales to a better future outside the European Union?”

Saying “My honourable friend is right”, Mr Cairns replied: “Not only does the UK remain the number one destination for foreign direct investment, but Wales has seen a 20 per cent increase in the employment created out of that investment.

“Our exports are growing to record levels and, interestingly, those to areas outside the EU are growing at a faster rate than those to the EU.”

Earlier this week Mr Davies also criticised the outcry around the revelation that pro-Brexit campaign group Vote Leave had broken electoral law by exceeding the legal £7 million spending limit by £675,000, which led to many anti-Brexit campaigners, including MPs, to call for the result of the 2016 referendum to be overturned.

But, claiming this amounted to “faux outrage”, Mr Davies said the outcry was “nothing to do with a breach of the rules by the Leave campaign”. “It is to do with the fact that they lost,” he said. “They are not representing the people.

“They lost that referendum despite the fact that they themselves overspent by millions of pounds.”

Replying, Cabinet Office secretary Chloe Smith said: “The people in this country want us to get on with delivering the result, rather than to go back over it.”