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Junior minister George Eustice resigns over article 50 vote
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Feb 28, 2019 09:41pm |
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| Author | Jessica Elgot |
| News Date | Thursday, February 28, 2019 07:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The agriculture minister George Eustice has resigned from the government, saying Theresa May’s decision to allow a vote on delaying article 50 would be “the final humiliation of our country”.
Eustice said on Thursday that he would still vote for the prime minister’s Brexit deal but the loss of yet another minister will come as a fresh blow to May, after a revolt in parliament on Wednesday night by Conservative Eurosceptics, 20 of whom voted against an amendment setting out the schedule of votes, with more than 80 abstaining.
Government sources had expressed hope that the threat of a possible article 50 extension would be likely to focus minds among the European Research Group (ERG), the hardline Brexiters chaired by Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Many of the Brexiters who abstained on the amendment on Wednesday night have privately suggested that the threat of a delay to article 50 could make it more likely that May’s deal could pass. |
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