Tory donors could stop giving after no-deal Brexit
Once-loyal party backers say leaving the EU without agreement would be ‘a self-inflicted wound’
Major Tory donors are warning that a no-deal Brexit risks precipitating a recession, with some reconsidering their support should the party allow Britain to crash out with no agreement.
With Theresa May desperately battling for concessions from Brussels and less than 50 days until Britain’s EU departure, senior government sources admitted last night that attempts to delay Brexit would become “irresistible” should no deal be agreed by the end of this month.
There is now serious nervousness among moderate party backers, with one donor warning of a “wider insurrection if Britain spirals out of the EU with no deal”.
Tory donors could stop giving after no-deal Brexit | Politics | The Guardian
Once-loyal party backers say leaving the EU without agreement would be ‘a self-inflicted wound’
Major Tory donors are warning that a no-deal Brexit risks precipitating a recession, with some reconsidering their support should the party allow Britain to crash out with no agreement.
With Theresa May desperately battling for concessions from Brussels and less than 50 days until Britain’s EU departure, senior government sources admitted last night that attempts to delay Brexit would become “irresistible” should no deal be agreed by the end of this month.
There is now serious nervousness among moderate party backers, with one donor warning of a “wider insurrection if Britain spirals out of the EU with no deal”.
Tory donors could stop giving after no-deal Brexit | Politics | The Guardian
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