Justine Greening backs second Brexit referendum as Theresa May battles 'party within a party'
The TelegraphJustine Greening became the first senior Conservative to back calls for a second Brexit referendum on Sunday night, as Theresa May faced a battle with her own MPs and grass roots Tories over her Chequers proposal. The former education secretary, who campaigned to remain in the European Union, told The Times that Theresa May's Brexit deal is "the worst of both worlds" and will ultimately satisfy no one. Mrs May was already facing opposition from grass roots Tories over the proposals on Sunday, as she revealed that Donald Trump told her to sue the EU to get the best Brexit deal. The Prime Minister disclosed the President's “brutal” advice about negotiating a Brexit deal, given during her visit to the White House in January last year, in a BBC interview.