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And here is another Tory rebel. Damian Collins says he will support the amendment to the internal market bill tabled by Sir Bob Neill, the Conservative chair of the justice committee, that would require ministers to win a fresh vote in the Commons if they wanted to use the powers in the bill to depart from the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
I’ve added my name in support of the @neill_bob amendment to the Internal Market Bill. This requires parliamentary approval before any future decision could be made by the government, to disapply the terms of the Northern Ireland protocol in the Withdrawal Agreement. pic.twitter.com/6HsFxj9a7O
This is from Gary Streeter, another Conservative MP who says he cannot support the government’s internal market bill in its current form.
Just to let constituents know that I will not be supporting the government over the Internal Market Bill. I will explain my reasons in my Facebook article later this week. Those constituents who have emailed me will get a response today.
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