Brexit: top Tories would bring down any PM who backs no deal
2019-05-27 09:46:37 source：The Guardian
May 26, 2019
Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab have been warned that Tory MPs would be prepared to bring down any prime minister backing a no-deal Brexit, triggering a general election, amid fears the leadership hopefuls will veer to the right in response to a surge in support for Nigel Farage at the European election.
A string of senior Conservatives, led by Philip Hammond, the chancellor, delivered a sobering message to candidates that many Tory MPs are prepared to take drastic action to stop a no-deal Brexit.
“Any prime minister would find it very difficult to govern if he or she were to pursue a no-deal Brexit without parliament’s permission,” Hammond said, while refusing several times to rule out losing the whip in order to vote against his own prime minister in a confidence motion.
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