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Denzil_DC

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4. No deal Brexit unacceptable, 30 Tory MPs tell Number 10
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:10 AM
Jun 2017
At least 30 Conservative MPs have indicated to their own Government that they will not accept leaving the European Union without an agreed deal.

Sky News has been told the MPs informed whips that the economic impact of a "cliff-edge" Brexit, alongside the failure of the Conservatives to win a majority for its manifesto, should lead to a rethink of the position that "no deal is better than a bad deal".

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One former minister told Sky News that "no deal is now dead", and anticipated a transition phase of five to 10 years inside the European Economic Area.

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Another Conservative MP said Tory centrists from the 2015 intake were now organised in a WhatsApp grouping and behind the push to ensure the Prime Minister is not overly influenced by the Brexiteer grouping the European Research Group (ERG).

http://news.sky.com/story/no-brexit-deal-unacceptable-30-tory-mps-tell-number-10-10921780
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