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Former Lib Dem leader Mr Clegg delivered a joint speech with David Miliband and Tory Remainer Nicky Morgan on Monday morning in which they voiced concerns over the Government’s Brexit strategy.
Speaking on Sky News following the speeches, Mr Wood dismissed their intervention as “tedious”.
He said: “We have been over this ground a great deal.
“Here you have three failed politicians - David Miliband who was sacked by his brother effectively, Nick Clegg who was sacked by voters at the election, and Nicky Morgan who was sacked by Theresa May - trying to overturn the result of a referendum in which 17.4m people voted to leave the European Union.
“They still don’t get it.”
Turning to the ongoing debate over Britain’s future trading relationship with the European Union, he added: “I think the public, whichever way they voted, want this resolved and done.
Here you have three failed politicians trying to overturn the result of a referendum
“The British pace for talking about things could have us still debating this five years from now, and that’s not good for the country.”
Theresa May announced that Britain would leave the customs union in 2017 after triggering Article 50.
However, recent Brexit defeats in the House of Lords and the emergence of a bloc of MPs willing to defy the whip could push the UK into a customs arrangement with the EU after the UK formally leaves.
Prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg was quick to lay into the plan.
He said: "Sir Nick has missed the point.
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"When we leave the European Union, we will be out of the protectionist customs union.
"The Customs Union applies tariffs of 22 percent on average on food, it's over 11 percent on clothing and footwear.
"Once we've left, we can get rid of these as a unilateral act.
"We will be free to open up our markets to the huge benefits of consumers.
"We have a real opportunity for free trade. That's where the benefits of leaving the European Union come from.
Theresa May is under pressure to establish a unified cabinet position on Britain’s future trading relationship with Brussels before a crunch EU summit later this month.