As Theresa May heads to Brussels to plead for more time to scrape together a Brexit deal, she leaves a party fracturing and shedding members. Nick Boles dramatically resigned from the party last week and now feels emboldened to speak out. Also today: Dream McClinton on the discrimination based on skin complexion that exists within the black community
When Nick Boles stood up in the House of Commons last week following the defeat of the Brexit compromise deal he had brokered, he surprised even himself. Having directed an impassioned tirade at his own party for its failure to seek a middle ground on Brexit, Boles announced he was leaving the Conservatives and walked out of the chamber.
He tells Anushka Asthana he has now come to terms with his decision and will watch the Conservative party’s forthcoming leadership contest from the outside. It’s one, he says, that could determine whether the Tories can survive another generation.
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