Who are the Tory rebel MPs? – AuthenticAfrican

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The Conservatives threatened with deselection if they vote against Johnson’s Brexit plans

The prime minister has cancelled a meeting with Tory rebels – dubbed the “Gaukeward squad” after the former justice secretary David Gauke – and issued an ultimatum that they either get behind the government’s Brexit plans or lose the Conservative whip. These are the MPs expected to risk expulsion from their parties to back a bill mandating an extension to Brexit.

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