UK’s Tories in disarray as another Brexit bomb explodes
The purging of 21 MPs is the latest chapter in a civil war over Europe that has dominated the party for decades
04 September 2019 - 14:49
London — Just two months ago Rory Stewart was a cabinet minister and a contender for leader of the Conservative Party.
On Tuesday night he was being presented with GQ magazine’s politician of the year award when he received a text message saying he had been expelled from the party. His crime was to defy Prime Minister Boris Johnson and vote in the House of Commons to try to block a no-deal Brexit...
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