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Re: Government & Post Election Discussion
The Civil war in the Tory party is about to get a lot worse it seems..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45468544
https://news.sky.com/story/80-tory-m...baker-11494310
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As many as 80 Conservative MPs are prepared to vote against the prime minister's Chequers plan, a former Brexit minister has warned.
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In the interview, Mr Baker said: "If we come out of conference with her hoping to get Chequers through on the back of Labour votes, I think the EU negotiators would probably understand that if that were done, the Tory Party would suffer the catastrophic split which thus far we have managed to avoid."
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He added: "We are reaching the point now where it is extremely difficult to see how we can rescue the Conservative Party from a catastrophic split if the Chequers proposals are carried forward.
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Last edited by denphone; 10-09-2018 at 05:52.
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