Theresa May is being told to stick to her promises by Tory Brexit rebels after Downing Street sowed confusion over what it had agreed in a last-ditch deal on key Brexit legislation. Pro-EU Conservative backbenchers warned the prime minister on Wednesday if she “goes back” on a vow made 24 hours earlier she could yet suffer a humiliating reverse on the EU Withdrawal Bill.On Tuesday, the government managed to buy off potential rebels with a promise to “engage positively” with their demands for MPs to have a greater say over Brexit negotiations.Former attorney general Dominic Grieve had tabled an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill to beef up a “meaningful vote” for MPs on the final Brexit deal.It included a demand for the government to seek the approval of the House of Commons for its subsequent approach should no Brexit deal be agreed by the end of November; while it also called on the government to cede control of the Brexit process to MPs if there is no UK-EU withdrawal agreement by 15 February 2019.After ministers’ promised to compromise on his demands, Mr Grieve did not push his amendment to a vote and most pro-EU Tory MPs backed down from… Read full this story
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