Dominic Grieve and other Tory rebels trying to use Northern Ireland legislation to halt No Deal Brexit
TORY rebels will tomorrow try to halt a No Deal Brexit by hijacking routine Northern Ireland legislation.
Ex-Attorney General Dominic Grieve said he is looking to amend a Northern Ireland Assembly Bill to force the new PM to win MPs’ permission for an October 31 No Deal.
It would effectively scupper Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt’s ability to use No Deal as a negotiating counter in talks with Brussels for a better deal.
Justice Secretary David Gauke also accused both the leadership hopefuls of playing down the perils of No Deal.
He said: “I don’t think all of my colleagues have been as candid as they might have been”.
Mr Gauke has pledged to resign from the Cabinet before Boris can sack him if he wins the race to be PM — and signalled he will join the growing number of Tory rebels.
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Pro-EU former minister Sam Gyimah warned there were now “a significant number, 30-plus” of Tory MPs who will join Labour to block No Deal before October 31.
He said: “It’s not about Leave or Remain. What this is about is staving off economic mayhem.”
On BBC’s Panorama tonight ex-Brexit department chief Philip Rycroft says “everybody should be worried” about No Deal.
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