Mood among MPs turns to pragmatism but a whiff of rebellion remains, notably from the Boris Johnson camp
Key pro-Brexit Tory MPs suggested on Saturday night they would be prepared to back Rishi Sunak over any “sensible” deal on theSeveral leading Conservatives, who were prominent in the 2016 leave campaign and who had strongly opposed, said what Sunak was prepared to put to parliament seemed to represent clear progress.
Hardline Brexiters reject this, saying that when colleagues see the extent to which EU law will still apply in Northern Ireland, particularly to businesses sending goods to other parts of the UK, many more will oppose it.that he had not seen details of Sunak’s agreement yet but made clear he did not expect to oppose it: “My instinct is not to vote against it if it looks anything like reasonable.
Martin Vickers, a member of the 1922 executive and longstanding Eurosceptic, said it was time to “move on” and address issues the electorate cared about. Under the changes to the post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland agreed between London and Brussels, most checks and paperwork on goods crossing the Irish Sea would be scrapped.
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