LETTER TO THE PREMIER
Conservative faction calls on Theresa May for a quick Brexit
London — More than 60 Conservative legislators have written to Theresa May demanding a quick, clean break from the EU, adding pressure on the prime minister before her ministers meet to decide Britain’s negotiating position. Members of the hard-line European Research Group, a faction in May’s Conservative Party, wrote the letter days ago and have been adding signatures to bolster demands for Britain to toughen its position in talks to unravel over 40 years of union. The letter adds to an increasingly divisive debate over Britain’s future relationship with the EU. Anti-EU campaigners are concerned that those calling for the closest possible ties will force a Brexit in name only. "It’s to strengthen the government’s position, because the EU will read the letter," said Andrew Bridgen, a Conservative MP and member of the group. The timing of this letter is no surprise. May will meet her top ministers at her country residence, Chequers, on Thursday. They will try to come up with a final ...
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