Wednesday, February 20, 2019

#UK: Three MPs Leave Conservative Party Over Brexit; Will Join Labour MPs in "Independent Group"

[world politics news]


Prime Minister Theresa May is under renewed pressure after the three members of parliament announced they would be leaving the Conservative Party, saying the country "deserved better."

All three have campaigned for a second Brexit referendum alongside Labour Party rebels Chuka Umunna and Luciana Berger.

Former Conservative MP Heidi Allen said May had been "bullied into submission" by the European Research Group of Conservatives who are demanding that she honor the 2016 Brexit vote, in which voters supported leaving the European Union.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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