May faces a new rebellion to stop no deal Brexit: Hammond warns crashing out the EU would be a ‘betrayal’ while Amber Rudd says she could QUIT to back Cooper plan
Amber Rudd pictured in Downing Street on Tuesday
Amber Rudd warned the Prime Minister she could quit the Cabinet to back a plan to block no deal tonight.
The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would ‘wait and see’ what the orders to Tory MPs were on Tuesday night – insisting she wanted a free vote.
Tuesday sees the next stage of the Brexit drama come to a head as MPs vote on Theresa May’s Plan B and a raft of amendments on what to do next.
Ms Rudd – a May loyalist who returned to the Cabinet just two months ago – wants to vote in favour of the plan despite it undermining Government policy.
Her warning to tonight’s Newsnight comes after Chancellor Philip Hammond warned a no deal Brexit would be a ‘betrayal’.
Ms Rudd told tonight’s Newsnight: ‘At this stage I’m going to stick to trying to persuade govt to allow it to be a free vote. We’ll have to wait and see’
She added: ‘There is no doubt that No Deal would be bad for prosperity and bad for our security.
‘But at the same time, I want to make sure that people
