An embarrassing defeat for the government could consequently see the UK pushed into a general election.
MPs vote by 328 to 301 to take control of the Commons agenda tomorrow, paving the way for a bill designed to block Boris Johnson from taking the UK out of the EU without a #Brexit deal
After MPs back a bid to take over the Commons agenda in order to pass legislation blocking a no-deal Brexit Boris Johnson says “I don’t want an election but if MPs vote tomorrow to stop negotiations… then that would be the only way to resolve this”
Labour rebels – 2:
- Kate Hoey
- John Mann
Independents who also voted against the motion – 3:
- Austin
- Elphicke
- Lewis (Ivan)
21 Tory MPs voted against their party
There were 21 Conservative rebels:
- Guto Bebb
- Richard Benyon
- Steve Brine
- Alistair Burt
- Greg Clark
- Ken Clarke
- David Gauke
- Justine Greening
- Dominic Grieve
- Sam Gyimah
- Philip Hammond
- Stephen Hammond
- Richard Harrington
- Margot James
- Oliver Letwin
- Anne Milton
- Caroline Nokes
- Antoinette Sandbach
- Nicholas Soames
- Rory Stewart
- Ed Vaizey
The Tories are removing the whip from rebel MP’s
Sam Gyimah MP Tory MP tweeted:
Today I voted against the government in order to a stop no deal Brexit. I along with 20 colleagues have had the Conservative Whip removed. I will continue to fight for the interests of my constituents as their MP.
Today I voted against the government in order to a stop no deal Brexit. I along with 20 colleagues have had the Conservative Whip removed. I will continue to fight for the interests of my constituents as their MP.
— Sam Gyimah MP (@SamGyimah) September 3, 2019
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