Whoever wins the Tory leadership will have to compromise on Brexit, Westminster Cabinet minister Amber Rudd has said. Guto Bebb (Chris McAndrew/UK Parliament/PA)“It would basically mean that a no-deal Brexit, which has no democratic mandate whatsoever, would be imposed upon the people of this country without this House sitting. Dominic Grieve accused Mr Johnson of further radicalising on Brexit and leaving the UK with “starker” prospects by trying to appease hardliners in a strengthening of his stance on the backstop. Mr Grieve said Mr Johnson confirmed that hardliners would “put up another obstacle” if anyone was able to solve the issue because it is being “used as an excuse because of this radicalisation”. It had to go in its totality,” Mr Grieve said.

Source: Irish Examiner July 17, 2019 09:33 UTC