As Theresa May reaffirmed her commitment to strike a softer Brexit deal with Labour over the weekend, and Yvette Cooper’s bill attempting to block no-deal Brexit passes through the Lords, leading Brexiteers stepped up their war against Theresa May.
This afternoon ERG member Mark Francois, in a strongly worded letter to Graham Brady, called for ‘indicative votes’ of no confidence in the Prime Minister. Joining him was fellow Eurosceptic Andrew Bridgen, who on Politics Live said ‘Theresa May needs to go and go now.’
Less impressed with the proclamation though was Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein, who pointed out that after a failed bid to oust May in December, the ERG didn’t have the ability to remove her or stop a no-deal Brexit. In a remarkable diatribe the journalist went on to describe the ERG’s methods as ‘tactical stupidity’, saying:
‘You haven’t got the votes in parliament.
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