May faces a new rebellion to stop no deal Brexit: Hammond warns crashing out the EU would be a ‘betrayal’ while Amber Rudd says she could QUIT to back Cooper plan
Amber Rudd warned the Prime Minister she could quit the Cabinet to back a plan to block no deal tonight.
The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would ‘wait and see’ what the orders to Tory MPs were on Tuesday night – insisting she wanted a free vote.
Tuesday sees the next stage of the Brexit drama come to a head as MPs vote on Theresa May’s Plan B and a raft of amendments on what to do next.
Ms Rudd – a May loyalist who returned to the Cabinet just two months ago – wants to vote in favour of the plan despite it undermining Government policy.
Her warning to tonight’s Newsnight comes after Chancellor Philip Hammond warned a no deal Brexit would be a ‘betrayal’.
As the new Cabinet revolt unfolded today, a junior business minister Richard Harrington challenged the PM to sack him over claiming no deal would be a ‘disaster’.
Ms Rudd told tonight’s Newsnight: ‘At this stage I’m going to stick to trying to persuade govt to allow it to be a free vote. We’ll have to wait and see’
She added: ‘There is no doubt that No Deal would be bad for prosperity and bad for our security.
‘But at the same time, I want to make sure that people