Lancashire MP Nigel Evans will NOT support Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal
On Wednesday the Prime Minster Theresa May met with her Cabinet in Downing Street where they accepted a draft deal for the United Kingdom leaving the European Union next year.
This was followed by a number of Cabinet and ministerial resignations including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab in opposition to the deal Mrs May had brought back from Brussels.
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Hide AdMr Evans, who represents the Ribble Valley constituency, said: “What I see in this draft deal is not the Brexit that I voted for, and not the Brexit that the Ribble Valley constituency voted for.
"I cannot support an Irish backstop arrangement that threatens the Union and leaves us indefinitely within a version of the Customs Union and the Single Market.
"The negotiation has conceded far too much ground on all of the key points.
“I cannot vote for this deal with a clear conscience, and will not jeopardise the Brexit process by settling for such a flimsy deal."