Its gonna get worse before it gets better but at least some tories still have a fight in them for democracy , and theres calls the senior judge in the supreme court to quit after his wife tweeted for remaining ,, no con,flict of interest there then .
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Heavyweight Brexiteers among 60 Tory MPs to demand clean break from the EU
The Union flag is seen flapping in the wind in front of one of the faces of the Great Clock atop the landmark Elizabeth Tower that houses Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament
Leading Tory Eurosceptics have demanded Britain pull out of the single market CREDIT: AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Ben Riley-Smith Harry Yorke
19 NOVEMBER 2016 • 12:26PM
Sixty Tory MPs including seven ex-Cabinet ministers have demanded Theresa May pulls Britain out of the single market and customs union amid fears her Brexit stance could be watered down.
Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith, John Whittingdale and Theresa Villiers are among the leading Eurosceptics to put their names to the negotiation demand.
The politicians have gone public through The Telegraph amid concerns that pro-EU figures in the Cabinet are fighting to soften the Government’s Brexit position.
The Eurosceptics said only the cleanest Brexit can fulfil the country’s referendum call to “untie ourselves from EU shackles and freely embrace the rest of the world”.
However, critics warned leaving the single market and customs union would establish barriers to trade that were not voted for in the referendum.
PM: Brexit plans are 'on track'Play! 00:30
The decision to go public with the call coincides with the relaunch of the European Research Group, a pro-Brexit Tory body that will keep up pressure on the Government.
It will produce new thinking and policy ideas for Britain’s future after Brexit as well as being a constant reminder to ministers of the strength of Euroscepticism on the Tory backbenches.
It came as senior Tory MPs called on the Government to drop its appeal to the Supreme Court over whether it has the power to start Brexit talks without a vote from Parliament.
Ministers are seeking to overturn a High Court ruling that demanded Mrs May get approval from MPs and peers before triggering Article 50, the mechanism for starting Brexit negotiations.
However many inside the Government are expecting another defeat and there are concerns that the waiting time – a judgment is not due until January – is an unnecessary delay.
Owen Paterson, a former environment secretary who backed Brexit, joined calls to drop the appeal on Saturday.
Brexiteers react with fury to "outrageous" court decisionPlay! 01:43
“I'm not a lawyer and I'm not an expert on this but ... I wouldn't have a bet on the Government winning this one,” Mr Patterson said, adding it is “not good to have a confrontation with the courts”.
In a separate development, Labour MPs are under pressure to be more supportive of Brexit after research revealed how many of their constituencies voted to leave the EU.
Some 137 Labour MPs saw their seats back Brexit in the referendum – more than half the party’s total – according to analysis by the Brexit Alliance think tank.
Leading figures campaigning to keep close trading links with the EU such as Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, and Yvette Cooper, the former home secretary, saw their constituents overwhelmingly back Brexit.
There is a major Cabinet split over whether Britain should pull out of the EU single market, a tariff-free trade bloc, and customs union, which allows goods to cross borders without customs checks.
Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis – dubbed The Three Brexiteers – are said to be far more open to leaving both than Philip Hammond, the Chancellor.
Michael Gove, the former justice secretary
Michael Gove, the former justice secretary CREDIT: ADAM GRAY / SWNS.COM
Eurosceptics say staying in the single market means continuing to be bound by European Court of Justice judgments while remaining in the customs union all but stops the UK signing free trade deals.
Number 10 has repeatedly said no decision has been taken and the choice is not “binary”, suggesting it could seek to retain benefits of both agreements while opting out of overall membership.
In a bid to force the Government’s hand, 60 Tory MPs have backed the statement: "The UK must leave the European Economic Area [EEA] and the Customs Union."
Seven former Cabinet ministers backed the call including five who served under David Cameron – Mr Gove, Mr Duncan Smith, Mr Whittingdale, Ms Villiers and Mr Patterson – and two who served under John Major: Peter Lilley and John Redwood. Eleven Labour, DUP and Ukip MPs also backed the call.
John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary
John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary CREDIT: NICK EDWARD
Steve Baker, a Tory MP and chairman of the European Research Group, said: “A vote to remain in the EEA or the Customs Union is a vote to be powerless over trade and domestic regulation and therefore poorer than we otherwise can be.
“The UK is ideally positioned to catalyse a new global trading system which works for everyone by promoting free and fair trade and defending against predatory practices.”
In a piece for The Telegraph’s website, Suella Fernandes, the Tory MP for Fareham helping run the group, says pulling out of the customs union is the only way to fulfil the Brexit vote.
“When the British people voted to leave the European Union on 23 June, most of my Parliamentary colleagues and I took it as an instruction to untie ourselves from EU shackles and freely embrace the rest of the world. We now wish to ensure that the will of the people is fulfilled,” she writes.
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Heavyweight Brexiteers among 60 Tory MPs to demand clean break from the EU
The Union flag is seen flapping in the wind in front of one of the faces of the Great Clock atop the landmark Elizabeth Tower that houses Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament
Leading Tory Eurosceptics have demanded Britain pull out of the single market CREDIT: AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLISJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Ben Riley-Smith Harry Yorke
19 NOVEMBER 2016 • 12:26PM
Sixty Tory MPs including seven ex-Cabinet ministers have demanded Theresa May pulls Britain out of the single market and customs union amid fears her Brexit stance could be watered down.
Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith, John Whittingdale and Theresa Villiers are among the leading Eurosceptics to put their names to the negotiation demand.
The politicians have gone public through The Telegraph amid concerns that pro-EU figures in the Cabinet are fighting to soften the Government’s Brexit position.
The Eurosceptics said only the cleanest Brexit can fulfil the country’s referendum call to “untie ourselves from EU shackles and freely embrace the rest of the world”.
However, critics warned leaving the single market and customs union would establish barriers to trade that were not voted for in the referendum.
PM: Brexit plans are 'on track'Play! 00:30
The decision to go public with the call coincides with the relaunch of the European Research Group, a pro-Brexit Tory body that will keep up pressure on the Government.
It will produce new thinking and policy ideas for Britain’s future after Brexit as well as being a constant reminder to ministers of the strength of Euroscepticism on the Tory backbenches.
It came as senior Tory MPs called on the Government to drop its appeal to the Supreme Court over whether it has the power to start Brexit talks without a vote from Parliament.
Ministers are seeking to overturn a High Court ruling that demanded Mrs May get approval from MPs and peers before triggering Article 50, the mechanism for starting Brexit negotiations.
However many inside the Government are expecting another defeat and there are concerns that the waiting time – a judgment is not due until January – is an unnecessary delay.
Owen Paterson, a former environment secretary who backed Brexit, joined calls to drop the appeal on Saturday.
Brexiteers react with fury to "outrageous" court decisionPlay! 01:43
“I'm not a lawyer and I'm not an expert on this but ... I wouldn't have a bet on the Government winning this one,” Mr Patterson said, adding it is “not good to have a confrontation with the courts”.
In a separate development, Labour MPs are under pressure to be more supportive of Brexit after research revealed how many of their constituencies voted to leave the EU.
Some 137 Labour MPs saw their seats back Brexit in the referendum – more than half the party’s total – according to analysis by the Brexit Alliance think tank.
Leading figures campaigning to keep close trading links with the EU such as Ed Miliband, the former Labour leader, and Yvette Cooper, the former home secretary, saw their constituents overwhelmingly back Brexit.
There is a major Cabinet split over whether Britain should pull out of the EU single market, a tariff-free trade bloc, and customs union, which allows goods to cross borders without customs checks.
Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis – dubbed The Three Brexiteers – are said to be far more open to leaving both than Philip Hammond, the Chancellor.
Michael Gove, the former justice secretary
Michael Gove, the former justice secretary CREDIT: ADAM GRAY / SWNS.COM
Eurosceptics say staying in the single market means continuing to be bound by European Court of Justice judgments while remaining in the customs union all but stops the UK signing free trade deals.
Number 10 has repeatedly said no decision has been taken and the choice is not “binary”, suggesting it could seek to retain benefits of both agreements while opting out of overall membership.
In a bid to force the Government’s hand, 60 Tory MPs have backed the statement: "The UK must leave the European Economic Area [EEA] and the Customs Union."
Seven former Cabinet ministers backed the call including five who served under David Cameron – Mr Gove, Mr Duncan Smith, Mr Whittingdale, Ms Villiers and Mr Patterson – and two who served under John Major: Peter Lilley and John Redwood. Eleven Labour, DUP and Ukip MPs also backed the call.
John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary
John Whittingdale, the former culture secretary CREDIT: NICK EDWARD
Steve Baker, a Tory MP and chairman of the European Research Group, said: “A vote to remain in the EEA or the Customs Union is a vote to be powerless over trade and domestic regulation and therefore poorer than we otherwise can be.
“The UK is ideally positioned to catalyse a new global trading system which works for everyone by promoting free and fair trade and defending against predatory practices.”
In a piece for The Telegraph’s website, Suella Fernandes, the Tory MP for Fareham helping run the group, says pulling out of the customs union is the only way to fulfil the Brexit vote.
“When the British people voted to leave the European Union on 23 June, most of my Parliamentary colleagues and I took it as an instruction to untie ourselves from EU shackles and freely embrace the rest of the world. We now wish to ensure that the will of the people is fulfilled,” she writes.
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