A former cabinet minister has hinted that she may quit the Conservative Party if Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes leader. Justine Greening, who left government last month, suggested it would be a “stretch” to remain in the party in those circumstances. The latest internal party row comes as Anna Soubry, the Tory backbencher and Remain campaigner, attacked Theresa May for bowing to hard Brexiteers over the customs union. Asked whether she would remain in the party under Mr Rees-Mogg, Ms Greening told the BBC’s Daily Politics: “Er, that might be a bit of a stretch, admittedly, but I think, again, what matters to me, probably, in any of those circumstances is what my own community thinks and who they feel is right. But we have a prime…

Source: The Times February 06, 2018 17:03 UTC