Mass RESIGNATIONS? Rees-Mogg WARNS Cabinet Brexiteers MUST act on December 11th
LEADING Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg warned Cabinet ministers to vote Theresa May's deal down when it will reach the House of Commons for the final meaningful vote, arguing it would be "very hard" to claim they are Brexiteers if they vote in favour of it.
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Speaking to TalkRADIO's Julia Hartley-Brewer, the Conservative backbencher claimed leaving without a deal is nothing to be "frightened of" and that a no-deal Brexit was still a better solution against Theresa May's deal. Mr Rees-Mogg claimed Brexiteers in the Cabinet should vote against the deal, despite refraining from resigning from their posts, as it would be difficult to maintain their eurosceptic positions if they supported the Prime Minister.
He said: "The Prime Minister promised completely different things, then she said no-deal was better than a bad deal. This is a really bad deal, and now she's saying no-deal is quite frightening," he said.
"Leaving without a deal is nothing to be frightened of."
Mr Rees-Mogg added that he would be "very surprised" if people were "gullible enough" to support the deal, which will be voted on in the House of Commons on December 11.
He said: “I haven’t spoken to any of them recently... should they resign now?
Leaving without a deal is nothing to be frightened of
"I think December 11 is the key test, and it would be very hard to say at the end of December 11 that you're a Brexiteer if you vote in favour of this deal."
Theresa May's deal is expected to undergo parliamentary scrutiny on December 11.
The deal has so far received criticism from both sides of the Brexit debate and all sides of the UK Parliament political spectrum.
Up to 91 Tory MPs are presumed to be voting against the Prime Minister's deal in December.
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The Labour Party, the SNP and the DUP have all confirmed they will vote against the deal in bloc.
However, on Monday, Theresa May’s chief of staff Gavin Barwell mounted a charm offensive to woo Labour MPs into backing her deal.
Mr Barwell called on the opposition to ride to the Prime Minister’s rescue and get her deal through the Commons.
He was adamant the withdrawal agreement was "the best deal that's available".
Mr Barwell said: "That's a judgement for you to make. But the Prime Minister believes this is the best deal that's available."