'Quite a lot' of Tory Brexiteers will vote against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework, says Sir John Redwood
Sir John Redwood, a former minister who will vote against Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal this afternoon, said he believed "quite a lot" of his Tory colleagues will do the same.
Asked to put a number on the Tory rebellion, Sir John told Times Radio: "Well, I have no idea. The ERG will have a meeting this morning when we will discuss it with each other and see whether we all agree or not.
"The ERG doesn’t run a whip. There is only one whip for the Conservative Party, the official Conservative whip.
"On this occasion quite a lot of Conservatives who want Brexit will not be able to follow the Conservative whip."
Priti Patel to vote against Windsor Framework
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Former home secretary Priti Patel will vote against the Windsor Framework this afternoon.
Ms Patel tells me: "I will not be buying shares on the Government's smoke and mirrors on Windsor."
The rebellion against Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal is now collecting senior Tories, who will provide cover for other Conservative MPs to join them.
Sir Iain Duncan Smith to vote against PM's Brexit deal
Christopher Hope, The Telegraph's associate editor, has discovered Sir Iain Duncan Smith will vote against the Windsor Framework this afternoon. He writes:
Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith will vote against the Windsor Framework in the key vote this afternoon, I can disclose, joining another Tory leader Boris Johnson in the "no" lobby.
The rebellion is now growing. Brexiteer MPs tell me that the number of Tory MPs voting against could be in the mid-20s, which could be enough to require Labour support to get it through.