Steve Baker, deputy chairman of the ERG, said that Mrs May’s new deal “falls short of what was expected” GEORGE WRIGHT/ALAMYMPs stopped short of calling Theresa May’s Brexit deal a major breakthrough last night, with key factions saying they would study it in detail today before deciding whether to back it. Some, including Sir Mike Penning, a former Home Office minister and Brexiteer, said that the package was enough for them to abandon their opposition and vote for her deal minutes after details first emerged. However, key voting blocs in the Commons withheld a firm judgment. Jacob Rees-Mogg, chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) of Brexiteer Tories, told Sky News: “It’s too early to tell definitively but it’s clearly a step in the right direction.”Steve Baker, deputy chairman of the ERG, was more negative, telling the BBC that the “government has put a…

Source: The Times March 12, 2019 01:07 UTC