Seven Tories expected to quit if Johnson is named PM
Sir Alan Duncan yesterday left his position yesterday, with Philip Hammond and David Gauke signalling their intention to walk.
Sir Alan Duncan yesterday left his position yesterday, with Philip Hammond and David Gauke signalling their intention to walk.
The former PM says a no-deal Brexit would be a national act of self-harm for which the country is ill-prepared.
Chancellor Philip Hammond and Justice Secretary David Gauke have also signalled their intention to go.
Mr Hammond, who has been in Number 11 for three years, has been a vocal critic of a no-deal Brexit.
Health minister Stephen Hammond signalled he could vote against the Government if it pursues no deal.
The former Prime Minister said the risks of ‘Boris and Brexit’ are leaving the union ‘hanging by a thread’.
An EU spokeswoman said the Isle of Man kipper case described by Mr Johnson falls ‘purely under UK national competence’.
The former attorney general also accused the Tory leadership front-runner of making a ‘disgraceful’ suggestion which would spell the end of democracy.
It came after senior Labour peers offered to investigate allegations of anti-Semitism in the party.
TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.
Read more
We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.
Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]
Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]
© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy
© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy
© The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE thelondoneconomic.com - All Rights Reserved. Privacy