Tory MPs who oppose a hard Brexit should defect or resign rather than vote against their conscience, the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has said in a direct appeal to Conservatives to join his party. Addressing his party’s spring conference in York, Farron said Tory MPs should stop supporting policies in parliament that were the opposite of those they had signed up for. But the Lib Dems will keep fighting Brexit | Tim Farron Read more“You know it’s wrong, so for pity’s sake, have some self-respect. The four most recent former prime ministers – David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major – had more in common with the Lib Dems than their own parties, he said. “Some of them might be hoping that the Labour party will sort itself out.

Source: The Guardian March 19, 2017 19:53 UTC