Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Weak May limps to a Brexit that will satisfy nobody...
PM concedes on ‘meaningful vote’
our say when the negotiations have been concluded”.
He added: “This is the one chance that we have to exercise the sovereignty that all of us believe properly rests with this House, whether we voted Leave or we voted Remain in the referendum.”
But backbencher Kate Hoey said people would “see that [the Lords amendment] is really about actually trying to go back on Brexit”.
High-profile Tory Remainer Anna Soubry highlighted abuse suffered by
a conspiracy over his meetings with Alexander Yakovenko.
During a hearing before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on “fake news” , Mr Banks told MPS: “I was hoping for a good lunch and that is what I did gain from it.”
He said Leave.eu had “briefed the American security services on everything that transpired”. Mr Banks and his spin doctor Andy Wigmore were pro-eu MPS battling for a soft Brexit, revealing that six undercover police officers had to protect an unnamed MP on a public engagement.
Earlier, Justice Minister Dr Lee, who supported Mrs May’s 2016 Tory leadership bid, quit as he addressed the Bright Blue think-tank. She received his resignation letter just moments before her weekly Cabinet meeting.
Mrs May’s spokesman said: “His resignation is a matter for him. We thank him for his service.”
Explaining his decision, Dr Lee said in a 1,354-word statement: “If I am to look my children in the eye and honestly say that I did my best for them I cannot, in all good conscience, support how our country’s exit from the EU looks set to be delivered.”
He supported calls for the public to get a second referendum on the final EU deal “to seek their confirmation”.
Lib Dem Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: “For Theresa May, this is a warning of things to come.
“The Tories are stumbling towards a disastrous Brexit that will damage
grilled over the conduct of their campaign in the 2016 EU referendum.
But Mr Banks abruptly left the hearing, saying it had over-run and he had another appointment. He said: “Sorry I have to insist. I was told a certain time and we’ve got a lunch appointment we don’t want to be late for.”
Mr Wigmore added: “You can join us if you want. We’ll be in the House of Commons’ bar.”
our economy and place in the world. No one voted for this, and Theresa May has lost the ability to unite support behind her crumbling plans.”
A fresh series of Brexit Bill votes takes place today. The PM used yesterday’s 90-minute Cabinet meeting to warn ministers that “anything which undermines the Government at home would make negotiations with the EU more difficult”.
A Brexit Department spokeswoman said: “We have agreed to look for a compromise when this goes back to the Lords. The Brexit Secretary has set out three tests any new amendment has to meet – not undermining the negotiations, not changing the constitutional role of Government in negotiating international treaties, and respecting the referendum result.
“We have not, and will not, agree to the Commons binding the Government’s hands in the negotiations.”