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Brexit: Jo Johnson, brother of Boris Johnson, to stand down – live news
PM’s brother cites ‘unresolvable tension’ between ‘family loyalty and the national interest’ as he announces he will resign as MP and ministerLords agree to rule out filibusterHow the papers covered Johnson’s horror day in CommonsExplainer: is no deal blocked? Is an election happening? 1.22pm BST Boris Johnson has told the US vice president, Mike Pence, that the NHS would not be for sale in any post-Brexit trade deal with America and that Britain is “not keen on that chlorinated chicken”. At a meeting in Downing Street, Johnson said:The National Health Service is not on the table as far as our negotiations go. We are not keen on that chlorinated chicken. 1.20pm BST More on Jo Johnson. This is from Robert Hutton’s report for Bloomberg.When [Jo Johnson’s] older brother ran for the leadership in the summer, he joined the campaign, apparently having accepted that Britain had to leave the European Union. He took the view that own electoral district of Orpington, on the edge of southeast London, would be likely to fall to the Brexit party unless Britain left, according to a person familiar with his thinking.Privately, he also took the view that Boris Johnson had no interest in a no-deal Brexit, and would seek a deal with the EU and then force hard-line Brexiteers in the party to vote for it. His resignation suggests that view has changed. Continue reading...
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