Brexit vote: Theresa May suffers embarrassing defeat as Tories rebel over no-deal anger
5 years, 10 months ago

Brexit vote: Theresa May suffers embarrassing defeat as Tories rebel over no-deal anger

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Theresa May’s Brexit plans have been dealt a body blow following a “fiasco” in the House of Commons, which saw dozens of Tories inflict an embarrassing defeat on their leader. One leading Tory described the night as a “fiasco”, Jeremy Corbyn said the country was heading for a “catastrophe”, and a senior source in Brussels said: “There goes the strong mandate.” The Brexit fault line also cut through Mr Corbyn’s party on Thursday, with a significant number of Labour MPs apparently defying their leader’s will in a separate vote amid suspicions that some are close to breaking away. There are 110 Eurosceptic Tory MPs who helped defeat the withdrawal agreement – not one of us was consulted.” MPs vote 315 to 93 to reject Ian Blackford's amendment to the Brexit Next Steps motion The division list showed the government’s Brexit motion was supported by 243 of Ms May’s MPs. Liam Fox warns Brexiteers against inflicting Commons defeat on PM “She can’t keep on just running down the clock and hoping that something will turn up that will save her day and save her face.” A Downing Street spokesman accused Mr Corbyn of putting “partisan considerations” ahead of the national interest and voting in a way to make a no-deal scenario more likely.

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