Theresa May has accused those who question her Brexit strategy of attempting to frustrate the will of the people.
The Prime Minister also boasted that she would secure the “best possible deal” for the UK in divorce talks with the 27 other European Union states.
Her claim came as she was tackled about her plans at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs).
Earlier this week First Minister Nicola Sturgeon complained after a meeting with Mrs May: “At the moment, it doesn’t seem to me like there is a UK negotiating strategy, which is one of the sources of great frustration.”
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused the Prime Minister of presiding over a shambles.
He told her: "Brexit was apparently about taking back control but the devolved governments don't know the plan, businesses don't know the plan, Parliament doesn't know the plan.
"When will the Prime Minister abandon this shambolic Tory Brexit and develop a plan that delivers for the whole country?"
Mrs May hit back saying: "I'll tell you what we're going to deliver: we're going to deliver on the vote of the British people, we're going to deliver the best possible deal for trade in goods and services with and operation within the European Union, and we're going to deliver an end to free movement.
"That's what the British people want and that's what this Government is going to deliver for them."
She added: “"I will cut the best deal for the UK and all parts of it."
She also hit out at Mr Corbyn’s dig at her claim that “Brexit means Brexit’.
The Prime Minister said: “You try to poke fun at the phrase ‘Brexit means Brexit’ but the whole point is this – it's this Government that's listening to the voice of the British people.
“Brexit means Brexit – that means we're coming out of the European Union.
“What you try to be doing is frustrating the will of the British people by saying that Brexit means something completely different.”
Last night leading Brexit campaigner Michael Gove was elected to the cross-party committee of MPs which will scrutinise Britain's exit.
Labour Remain campaigner Hillary Benn will chair the extra-large committee that will scrutinise the work of David Davis' Brexit department.
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