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EXC: A senior minister told colleagues in a leaked WhatsApp rant today that the Tories will lose the next election because the party has been taken over by "zealots" who talk "bollocks"

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Senior minister Claire Perry, who attends cabinet, told the women Tory MPs' WhatsApp group today that "antediluvian old sods" have taken over the Tories and will lose them the next election, turning them into an opposition party "of the white shires" buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-…
Claire Perry on male Tory backbenchers to the women Tory MPs' WhatsApp group today... "a bunch of old white men no doubt are enjoying their morning coffee served to them by their long suffering wives" 🔥 buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-…
Claire Perry on Tory backbenchers Chris Chope, Peter Bone and Bernard Jenkin... they are "zealots" who "don't give a toss" buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-…
Update: @claireperrymp response to our story on her leaked WhatsApp messages saying parliament must “avoid a disastrous no deal Brexit that a number of people on the hard right of my party appear to crave” buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-…
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NEW: Tory MP Christopher Chope (who previously objected to the upskirting bill) is branded an “embarrassment to your party and humanity” after indicating he will block new laws on female genital mutilation this afternoon

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Anti-FGM campaigners spent the week begging Christopher Chope via text message not to block the bill. He wouldn't speak to them on the phone. Chope complained they were subjecting him to “verbal abuse”. buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/to…
Chope also under pressure from whips who have asked him not to block the bill today. Govt source: "Christopher Chope is wrong." buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/to…
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AAWG ERG ARGH: Alternative Arrangements Working Group descends into acrimony over cancelled Northern Ireland trip as ERG splits on the Malthouse Compromise

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AAWG was meant to visit Northern Ireland today to meet businesses, security officials and visit the border.

But three sources say the trip was called off after ERG feared a “Project O’Fear” No10 stitch up

Big new fallout between Brexiteers and ministers: buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/aa…
🚨Now a serious ERG split on Malthouse

One faction has hardened its position. It used to support a time-limit, now says that's not enough. Was thought to number about two dozen MPs. Now double that

Another faction thinks ERG has to compromise to avoid CU buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/aa…
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EXC: A "malicious hack" accessing MPs' phone and email contacts lists today is being investigated by parliamentary authorities.

"I've been hacked," one member of the government confirmed:

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Here is the email from deputy chief whip Chris Pincher on the hacking attempt targeting MPs today: "This is a malicious hack that accesses your contacts list and sends texts and emails to all your private contacts" buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-…
MPs were added to this WhatsApp group by the personal phone number of govt whip Mike Freer today. Messages and emails sent to his contacts list in his name sought "overseas contacts for a government payment" buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/a-…
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