It follows polling which showed a majority of the public expect a Brexit deal between the UK and EU https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/lib-dems-ed-davey-on-brexit-transition-period-during-coronavirus-outbreak-1-6662333
Jacob Rees-Mogg somehow tried to interpret a poll which showed Remain in the lead as a poll supportive of no-deal Brexit. http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/jacob-rees-mogg-on-the-eu-referendum-and-new-yougov-poll-1-6128992
