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Tory MPs who vote for the extension legislation will be barred from standing for the party at the next election

31 August 2019

7:34 PM

31 August 2019

7:34 PM

Parliament returns on Tuesday and it is expected that anti no-deal MPs will – with John Bercow’s help – quickly seize control of the order paper. They will then try and rush through a bill designed to stop the UK from leaving the EU without a deal. I report in the Sun this morning that Number 10 will treat these votes as they would a confidence vote with anyone who doesn’t back the government being immediately disqualified from standing for the Tories again.

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