Long-ish read following several chats with Tory backbenchers this week. Increasing numbers numbers are considering a no-deal Brexit as a viable 'plan B'.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/increasi…
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/increasi…
One Remain-voting ex-minister says: "When I go to constituency events and say I voted Remain but I would rather we were ‘all in’ or ‘all out’ everyone nods their heads and see it as entirely reasonable."
We'll still have food, says a senior Leaver: “We won’t be able to get certain foods like bananas or tomatoes but it’s not like we won’t be able to eat. And we’ll be leaving at a time when British produce is beginning to come into season so it’s the best possible time to leave.”
Serving minister says he would “probably agree” that more Tory MPs are beginning to consider no deal as an option, but cautioned: “It’s whether MPs as a whole would ever allow that to happen.”
@sarahwollaston is clear: “No deal doesn’t have majority support in Parliament.
“If it became the main government policy objective for Brexit then I and many colleagues would resign the party whip.”
“If it became the main government policy objective for Brexit then I and many colleagues would resign the party whip.”
