‘We will not allow a no deal’: Rebels inflict ANOTHER humiliating defeat on May as 20 Tory Remain MPs join forces
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Theresa May is under mounting pressure from MPs to rule out a no deal Brexit Business Minister Richard Harrington said he will quit if told to back a no deal Labour’s
Theresa May suffered another humiliating defeat at the hands of Tory Remain rebels tonight as they won a ‘shutdown’ vote and promised more revolts against no deal.
In a defiant show of rebel strength, 20 Tories voted for an amendment to the Finance Bill tabled by Labour’s Yvette Cooper to tie the Treasury’s hands in a no deal Brexit – with the Government losing 303 to 296.
And the rebels warned the PM the alliance with Labour will ‘sustain itself’ and promised ‘we will not allow a no deal exist to occur at the end of March’.
Downing Street played down the impact of the amendment, insisting it was ‘inconvenient’ but would not actually stop the Treasury collecting taxes.
More dangerous for the Prime Minister is the successful alliance between pro-Remain MPs on her benches and the Opposition. Together they could cause chaos for the Government in the coming months on a series of issues.
Tory veteran Sir Oliver Letwin warned Mrs May: ‘The majority tonight that is expressed in this House will sustain itself. We will not allow a no deal exit to occur at the end of March.’
Mrs May faced a further blow today as Business Minister Richard Harrington warned he would quit the Government to join rebels if the Government pivots to no deal.
Meanwhile, Michael Gove today likened hardline Eurosceptics to ‘mid-50s swingers’ waiting for actress Scarlett Johannson to turn up at a party.
