LONDON - A lawmaker, who helped enforce
discipline in Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party,
quit his role on Monday over her Brexit deal with the European
Union which faces a crucial vote in parliament on Tuesday.
"Over the last few weeks, I have tried to reconcile my
duties as a Whip to assist the Government to implement the
European Withdrawal Agreement, with my own personal objection to
the agreement," Gareth Johnson wrote in a resignation letter to
May.
"I have concluded that I cannot, in all conscience, support
the Government's position when it is clear this deal would be
detrimental to our nation's interests."
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