Tory rebels threaten Brexit
The News Hour Last Thursday the Government was defeated by 274 votes to 315 on an amendment to a Northern Ireland Bill that could precipitate a constitutional crisis this week. Four Cabinet Ministers abstained and 17 Conservative backbenchers voted against their own party.The amendment requires Ministers to report to the House of Commons every two weeks on progress towards restoring the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive but its real purpose was to prevent the Prime Minister asking the Queen to […]