Brexit: Conservative vice chairs Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield resign over May's Chequers plan

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. In the latest blow to the prime minister’s authority, Ben Bradley and Maria Caulfield both opted to quit their party roles on Tuesday, out of opposition to the Brexit blueprint agreed at Ms May’s Chequer’s retreat last week. “I fear that this agreement at Chequers damages those opportunities; that being tied to EU regulations, and the EU tying our hands when seeking to make new trade agreements, will be the worst of all worlds if we do not deliver Brexit in spirit as well as in name, then we are handing Jeremy Corbyn the keys to No10.” Lewes MP Ms Caulfield also stood down from her role as Tory vice-chair for women, warning that the direction of travel did “not fully embrace the opportunities that Brexit can provide”. People’s Vote march – demanding vote on final Brexit deal 30 show all People’s Vote march – demanding vote on final Brexit deal 1/30 Rex Features 2/30 AFP/Getty Images 3/30 A young protestor shouts as she takes part in the People’s Vote demonstration against Brexit Getty Images 4/30 Reuters 5/30 EPA 6/30 A protester’s pro-EU t-shirt EPA 7/30 EPA 8/30 AFP/Getty Images 9/30 EPA 10/30 AFP/Getty Images 11/30 EPA 12/30 Gina Miller and Caroline Lucas EPA 13/30 EPA 14/30 EPA 15/30 Tens of thousands of people march through London EPA 16/30 EPA 17/30 Demonstrators at the People’s Vote March AFP/Getty Images 18/30 ‘Two months too young to decide on my future’ REUTERS 19/30 PA 20/30 A young girl joins in the march PA 21/30 An EU flag is draped across the statue of Winston Chruchill in Parliament Square REUTERS 22/30 AFP/Getty Images 23/30 Vince Cable MP, Pro-EU campaigner Gina Miller, Tony Robinson and Caroline Lucas MP join with crowds PA 24/30 PA 25/30 Crowds gather on Pall Mall PA 26/30 A man resembling Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, joins EU supporters Reuters 27/30 Reuters 28/30 People gather in Trafalgar Square REUTERS 29/30 Pro-EU campaigner Gina Miller and Tony Robinson PA 30/30 EU supporters, calling on the government to give Britons a vote on the final Brexit deal, participate in the ‘People’s Vote’ march REUTERS Conservative chairman Brandon Lewis said: “Maria Caulfield and Ben Bradley have worked hard since the start of the year to promote women and young people on behalf of the Conservative Party. source said: ”With just weeks to go to negotiate Brexit, NHS waiting lists growing and pay packets being squeezed, the Conservative Party continues to tear itself apart.