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| Theresa May resignation: Tories to choose new prime minister by July – live news | Theresa May resignation: Tories to choose new prime minister by July – live news |
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| During her speech today, Theresa May quoted the humanitarian, Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued hundreds of children headed for Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War. The prime minister said he once told her: | |
| Never forget that compromise is not a dirty word. Life depends on compromise. | |
| “He was right,” May said this morning. | |
| This evening though, Winton’s daughter has accused May of failing to honour her father’s legacy by helping refugee children. Writing for the Times Red Box, Barbara Winton has said she is pleased his words are remembered. | |
| Sadly, such admiration has not led to following in his footsteps in relation to today’s child refugees. | |
| Like so many others who believe the UK should be welcoming more vulnerable refugee children, I increasingly despair at the situation facing child refugees in Europe today. | |
| Who’s likely to replace Theresa May as prime minister? Watch out for the underdog, writes my colleague, Rajeev Syal, who notes that the early favourite hasn’t prevailed in previous contests: | Who’s likely to replace Theresa May as prime minister? Watch out for the underdog, writes my colleague, Rajeev Syal, who notes that the early favourite hasn’t prevailed in previous contests: |
| Past Tory leadership battles tell us: watch out for the underdog | Past Tory leadership battles tell us: watch out for the underdog |
| Wondering what happens next - or perhaps getting ready to lose some sleep thinking about whether the UK is on the road to a ‘no deal’ Brexit? | Wondering what happens next - or perhaps getting ready to lose some sleep thinking about whether the UK is on the road to a ‘no deal’ Brexit? |
| You might want to take a look at this piece from the Guardian’s Political Editor, Heather Stewart. | You might want to take a look at this piece from the Guardian’s Political Editor, Heather Stewart. |
| On the possibility of ‘no deal,’ she writes: | On the possibility of ‘no deal,’ she writes: |
| It certainly looks a lot more likely than it did at the start of the week. Champions of Johnson and Raab hope they might convince the EU27 to offer a much looser relationship, based around a Canada-style free-trade deal and, crucially, to ditch the backstop. | It certainly looks a lot more likely than it did at the start of the week. Champions of Johnson and Raab hope they might convince the EU27 to offer a much looser relationship, based around a Canada-style free-trade deal and, crucially, to ditch the backstop. |
| Failing that, they could try to take Britain out without a deal. There has not been a majority for that approach in parliament, but the hard Brexiters believe a strong showing by Farage’s party will shift the balance. | Failing that, they could try to take Britain out without a deal. There has not been a majority for that approach in parliament, but the hard Brexiters believe a strong showing by Farage’s party will shift the balance. |
| Certainly, backbenchers who masterminded the last parliamentary manoeuvres to block no deal, including Nick Boles and Yvette Cooper, doubt whether they would be able to do so again. | Certainly, backbenchers who masterminded the last parliamentary manoeuvres to block no deal, including Nick Boles and Yvette Cooper, doubt whether they would be able to do so again. |
| If parliament did move against no deal, the new leader could call a general election, or even a referendum, in a bid to win a strong public mandate. | If parliament did move against no deal, the new leader could call a general election, or even a referendum, in a bid to win a strong public mandate. |
| The head of the Electoral Commission has said that the failure of authorities to take full heed of his body’s warnings about potential problems arising during the UK’s “last-minute” participation in European Parliamentary was “not good enough.” | The head of the Electoral Commission has said that the failure of authorities to take full heed of his body’s warnings about potential problems arising during the UK’s “last-minute” participation in European Parliamentary was “not good enough.” |
| In a piece for the Guardian, Bob Posner writes that that the commission had raised concerns with the government, with rising urgency in the first months of this year, about “the election that was never going to happen.” | In a piece for the Guardian, Bob Posner writes that that the commission had raised concerns with the government, with rising urgency in the first months of this year, about “the election that was never going to happen.” |
| Ongoing delays to confirming the poll continued to escalate the risks, according to Posner, writing after the Guardian reported in depth on the treatment of EU citizens in the European elections after many people reported being denied their democratic right to vote. | Ongoing delays to confirming the poll continued to escalate the risks, according to Posner, writing after the Guardian reported in depth on the treatment of EU citizens in the European elections after many people reported being denied their democratic right to vote. |
| “We had contingency plans in place for these elections, which we scaled up as the date grew closer, including holding funding in reserve. We did this in the face of substantial criticism from some quarters of the public, media and politics, including government ministers,” he added. | “We had contingency plans in place for these elections, which we scaled up as the date grew closer, including holding funding in reserve. We did this in the face of substantial criticism from some quarters of the public, media and politics, including government ministers,” he added. |
| Finally, on 1 April, the government confirmed that public funds could be used by returning officers to make preparations, Posner writers, although his commission said that the time that this still presented an unprecedented level of uncertainty. | Finally, on 1 April, the government confirmed that public funds could be used by returning officers to make preparations, Posner writers, although his commission said that the time that this still presented an unprecedented level of uncertainty. |
| Only on 7 May – the date by which voters had to be registered to vote at the poll – was it confirmed by government that the elections would go ahead. | Only on 7 May – the date by which voters had to be registered to vote at the poll – was it confirmed by government that the elections would go ahead. |
| “While it is understandable that no changes were made in the face of the government’s stern assurance that the UK would not participate in the election, it is deeply disappointing and in truth not good enough.” | “While it is understandable that no changes were made in the face of the government’s stern assurance that the UK would not participate in the election, it is deeply disappointing and in truth not good enough.” |
| Remainers within the Conservative Party will prevent any “hard Brexiteer” from making it to the final all-member ballot at their own peril, warns Tom Quinn, a senior lecturer at the University of Essex’s Department of Government. | Remainers within the Conservative Party will prevent any “hard Brexiteer” from making it to the final all-member ballot at their own peril, warns Tom Quinn, a senior lecturer at the University of Essex’s Department of Government. |
| In this piece for The Conversation about the race, he write that it would infuriate the Tory grassroots: | In this piece for The Conversation about the race, he write that it would infuriate the Tory grassroots: |
| Whereas this might have been risked in the past, doing so now with the Tories haemorrhaging votes to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party could put the very existence of the Conservative Party in danger. | Whereas this might have been risked in the past, doing so now with the Tories haemorrhaging votes to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party could put the very existence of the Conservative Party in danger. |
| Some have even raised the possibility of allowing more than two candidates to go forward to the members, to ensure a proper choice. | Some have even raised the possibility of allowing more than two candidates to go forward to the members, to ensure a proper choice. |
| The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, has confirmed that he will be handing over to a successor on July 23 as the process of replacing him gets underway. | The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, has confirmed that he will be handing over to a successor on July 23 as the process of replacing him gets underway. |
| “I said earlier this year that the time would soon come to hand over the leadership of the party to a new generation,” he said in a statement posted on the party’s website. | “I said earlier this year that the time would soon come to hand over the leadership of the party to a new generation,” he said in a statement posted on the party’s website. |
| “That process begins today: I will be proud to hand over a bigger, stronger party on July 23rd. | “That process begins today: I will be proud to hand over a bigger, stronger party on July 23rd. |
| Deputy leader Jo Swinson is firm favourite to succeed Cable, who announced the start of the contest in an email to party members. | Deputy leader Jo Swinson is firm favourite to succeed Cable, who announced the start of the contest in an email to party members. |
| He said membership was at a record level and the party had enjoyed the best local election results in its history. | He said membership was at a record level and the party had enjoyed the best local election results in its history. |
| Cable added: | Cable added: |
| There are major challenges ahead. One is to win, finally, the battle to stop Brexit. Our campaigning has given hope; now we need to secure a referendum in Parliament, and then win it. | There are major challenges ahead. One is to win, finally, the battle to stop Brexit. Our campaigning has given hope; now we need to secure a referendum in Parliament, and then win it. |
| Another is the opportunity created by the conflict and decay within the two main parties to build a powerful, liberal, green, and social democratic force in the centre ground of British politics. We are now in an excellent position to lead such a movement. | Another is the opportunity created by the conflict and decay within the two main parties to build a powerful, liberal, green, and social democratic force in the centre ground of British politics. We are now in an excellent position to lead such a movement. |
| After our party’s best ever council election results and a surge of support for the European elections, my thanks to everyone who has helped rebuild the @LibDems. I’ll be proud to hand over a bigger, stronger party to a new leader on July 23rd. https://t.co/gTYVfG99sD #StopBrexit | After our party’s best ever council election results and a surge of support for the European elections, my thanks to everyone who has helped rebuild the @LibDems. I’ll be proud to hand over a bigger, stronger party to a new leader on July 23rd. https://t.co/gTYVfG99sD #StopBrexit |
| Here’s the response to Theresa May’s departure from the survivors’ group, Grenfell United, which says that the next prime minister “will inherit the moral debt owed by this government” to the families of 72 people who lost their lives | Here’s the response to Theresa May’s departure from the survivors’ group, Grenfell United, which says that the next prime minister “will inherit the moral debt owed by this government” to the families of 72 people who lost their lives |
| “It’s hard to think of a greater injustice in recent years than Grenfell. We were devastatingly let down by the government before, during and after the fire,” the group said. | “It’s hard to think of a greater injustice in recent years than Grenfell. We were devastatingly let down by the government before, during and after the fire,” the group said. |
| “We recognise that after her initial failings Theresa May has personally engaged with survivors and bereaved families, but two years later her personal interventions have not delivered change. | “We recognise that after her initial failings Theresa May has personally engaged with survivors and bereaved families, but two years later her personal interventions have not delivered change. |
| “The government promised that ‘no stone will be left unturned’ in the fight for justice. | “The government promised that ‘no stone will be left unturned’ in the fight for justice. |
| Our response to Theresa May's speech today:"Whoever becomes Prime Minister will inherit the moral debt owed by this Government to the families of 72 people who lost their lives.""We will not rest until there is justice and change."#Grenfell pic.twitter.com/amR1VWRLyM | Our response to Theresa May's speech today:"Whoever becomes Prime Minister will inherit the moral debt owed by this Government to the families of 72 people who lost their lives.""We will not rest until there is justice and change."#Grenfell pic.twitter.com/amR1VWRLyM |
| David Cameron has been talking on camera about May’s resignation, saying he feels “desperately sorry for her”. | David Cameron has been talking on camera about May’s resignation, saying he feels “desperately sorry for her”. |
| “I know what it feels like when you come to realise that your leadership time has finished, that the country needs a new leader,” he added with a sigh. | “I know what it feels like when you come to realise that your leadership time has finished, that the country needs a new leader,” he added with a sigh. |
| “It’s extremely difficult and painful to step outside of Downing Street and say those things,” he added. | “It’s extremely difficult and painful to step outside of Downing Street and say those things,” he added. |
| Painful? One might recall the way in which an apparently demob happy Cameron announced his own departure. It was so painful that a mike caught him singing a little tune as he made his way back through the door of Downing Street | Painful? One might recall the way in which an apparently demob happy Cameron announced his own departure. It was so painful that a mike caught him singing a little tune as he made his way back through the door of Downing Street |
| May’s mention of her move to establish the independent inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has been criticised by Emma Dent Coad, the Labour MP for Kensington. | May’s mention of her move to establish the independent inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has been criticised by Emma Dent Coad, the Labour MP for Kensington. |
| “From the first day of her awkward visit to Grenfell, to her last day congratulating herself for failures, Theresa May should be ashamed of her actions and lack of leadership,” she added. | “From the first day of her awkward visit to Grenfell, to her last day congratulating herself for failures, Theresa May should be ashamed of her actions and lack of leadership,” she added. |
| Dent Coad said that her predecessor’s destruction of so-called ‘red tape’ was responsible for the decimation of building and fire safety regulations “yet she did nothing to redress this.” | Dent Coad said that her predecessor’s destruction of so-called ‘red tape’ was responsible for the decimation of building and fire safety regulations “yet she did nothing to redress this.” |
| She added that May “failed” to meet rehousing deadlines or change legislation around cladding which caused the fire to spread rapidly. | She added that May “failed” to meet rehousing deadlines or change legislation around cladding which caused the fire to spread rapidly. |
| Dent Coad’s criticism comes after a fairly damning statement from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) about May’s reaction to Grenfell. She’s likely to look back on her handling of the tragedy – and her initial failure to meet survivors – as one of the worst mistakes of her premiership. Here was her apology in June 2018: | Dent Coad’s criticism comes after a fairly damning statement from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) about May’s reaction to Grenfell. She’s likely to look back on her handling of the tragedy – and her initial failure to meet survivors – as one of the worst mistakes of her premiership. Here was her apology in June 2018: |
| Trade unions have been echoing Jeremy Corbyn’s call for a general election in the wake of May’s resignation speech. | Trade unions have been echoing Jeremy Corbyn’s call for a general election in the wake of May’s resignation speech. |
| Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, said: “The shambolic handling of Brexit, the yawning inequalities in this country, our fraying public services and our once-proud manufacturing industry sliding into decline are the legacy of this prime minister and her woeful Tory government. | Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, said: “The shambolic handling of Brexit, the yawning inequalities in this country, our fraying public services and our once-proud manufacturing industry sliding into decline are the legacy of this prime minister and her woeful Tory government. |
| “This farce has to end. The challenges before our country are too great and the need to restore fairness to our society too urgent. They are ill-served by this pantomime. A general election now is the only honourable and sensible way forward.” | “This farce has to end. The challenges before our country are too great and the need to restore fairness to our society too urgent. They are ill-served by this pantomime. A general election now is the only honourable and sensible way forward.” |
| “This farce has to end. The challenges before our country are too great ... a #GeneralElectionNow is the only honourable & sensible way forward” - @LenMcCluskey‘Shambolic’ Tories incapable of governing says McCluskey amid general election calls https://t.co/rRTKJP8GTc #Trexit pic.twitter.com/CDboQyKMnk | “This farce has to end. The challenges before our country are too great ... a #GeneralElectionNow is the only honourable & sensible way forward” - @LenMcCluskey‘Shambolic’ Tories incapable of governing says McCluskey amid general election calls https://t.co/rRTKJP8GTc #Trexit pic.twitter.com/CDboQyKMnk |
| Warning that workers, industries and communities risked becoming the latest casualties of the Conservative party’s “internal wars”, the GMB also raided the popular culture drawer in its official statement. | Warning that workers, industries and communities risked becoming the latest casualties of the Conservative party’s “internal wars”, the GMB also raided the popular culture drawer in its official statement. |
| “This government has given us more farcical scenes than The Thick of It and more brutal beheadings than Game of Thrones,” said Tim Roache, the GMB general secretary. | “This government has given us more farcical scenes than The Thick of It and more brutal beheadings than Game of Thrones,” said Tim Roache, the GMB general secretary. |
| Workers should fear what is likely to happen next, according to Unison’s general secretary, Dave Prentis, who said Theresa May would go down in history as one of the worst prime ministers. | Workers should fear what is likely to happen next, according to Unison’s general secretary, Dave Prentis, who said Theresa May would go down in history as one of the worst prime ministers. |
| “That’s why there must now be a general election. The decision about who leads the country must be taken in every community, not by the Brexiteer boys’ club in the tea rooms and bars of Westminster.” | “That’s why there must now be a general election. The decision about who leads the country must be taken in every community, not by the Brexiteer boys’ club in the tea rooms and bars of Westminster.” |
| While the leader of the DUP has hailed Theresa May’s “selfless service”, there has been a scathing judgment from Sinn Féin on the prime minister’s time in office and a call for renewed efforts to breach the impasse that has paralysed power sharing in Northern Ireland. | While the leader of the DUP has hailed Theresa May’s “selfless service”, there has been a scathing judgment from Sinn Féin on the prime minister’s time in office and a call for renewed efforts to breach the impasse that has paralysed power sharing in Northern Ireland. |
| A chaotic Conservative leadership race must not distract from Brexit threats or derail efforts to restore Stormont, said the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald. | A chaotic Conservative leadership race must not distract from Brexit threats or derail efforts to restore Stormont, said the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald. |
| “Irrespective of who leads, it is paramount that people’s rights and agreements are protected,” she said. | “Irrespective of who leads, it is paramount that people’s rights and agreements are protected,” she said. |
| “Following the British general election, Theresa May prioritised a deal with the DUP at Westminster over re-establishing the power-sharing institutions. This Tory/DUP deal has had a negative influence on the political process.” | “Following the British general election, Theresa May prioritised a deal with the DUP at Westminster over re-establishing the power-sharing institutions. This Tory/DUP deal has had a negative influence on the political process.” |
| The leader of the SDLP, Colum Eastwood, said that May’s resignation should send a “very clear message” to Britain and Europe that Brexit was a “fundamentally undeliverable prospect”. | The leader of the SDLP, Colum Eastwood, said that May’s resignation should send a “very clear message” to Britain and Europe that Brexit was a “fundamentally undeliverable prospect”. |
| “Attempts to implement Brexit have now cost the British government 38 ministers since the 2016 referendum, including two prime ministers,” he said. | “Attempts to implement Brexit have now cost the British government 38 ministers since the 2016 referendum, including two prime ministers,” he said. |
| “It is a doctrine that seeks to sink an axe of simplicity into the delicate layers of political relationships across Ireland and it has broken old political certainties in Britain. It is fundamentally an undeliverable prospect.” | “It is a doctrine that seeks to sink an axe of simplicity into the delicate layers of political relationships across Ireland and it has broken old political certainties in Britain. It is fundamentally an undeliverable prospect.” |
| That’s it from me (Frances Perraudin) for this afternoon, but I’m handing over to my colleague Ben Quinn for a few hours. You can tweet at him on @BenQuinn75. | That’s it from me (Frances Perraudin) for this afternoon, but I’m handing over to my colleague Ben Quinn for a few hours. You can tweet at him on @BenQuinn75. |
| As Scottish Conservative MPs and MSPs react to May’s resignation, a theme immediately emerges from their statements – they praise the outgoing prime minister for her commitment to the union and call on her successor, whoever that may be, to show similar dedication, reports the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks. | As Scottish Conservative MPs and MSPs react to May’s resignation, a theme immediately emerges from their statements – they praise the outgoing prime minister for her commitment to the union and call on her successor, whoever that may be, to show similar dedication, reports the Guardian’s Scotland correspondent Libby Brooks. |
| The Scottish Tory leader, Ruth Davidson, said: “As leader of the Scottish Conservatives, I want to see candidates show that same level of commitment to Scotland’s place in the union.” This is a further indication of anxieties about the impact of Westminster ructions north of the border both on support for the Tories and for independence. | The Scottish Tory leader, Ruth Davidson, said: “As leader of the Scottish Conservatives, I want to see candidates show that same level of commitment to Scotland’s place in the union.” This is a further indication of anxieties about the impact of Westminster ructions north of the border both on support for the Tories and for independence. |
| Earlier this week, the Guardian reported on concerns within Ruth Davidson’s party that their resurgence in Scotland could be brought abruptly to an end by the Brexit party. Scottish Tories were bemused by May’s decision to offer a vote on a second EU referendum on Tuesday, having based their campaign strategy on a promise of “no more referendums” – either on the EU or independence. | Earlier this week, the Guardian reported on concerns within Ruth Davidson’s party that their resurgence in Scotland could be brought abruptly to an end by the Brexit party. Scottish Tories were bemused by May’s decision to offer a vote on a second EU referendum on Tuesday, having based their campaign strategy on a promise of “no more referendums” – either on the EU or independence. |
| Most Scottish Tory parliamentarians would like Michael Gove, a Scottish politician who is seen to “get” the union, as the next leader. While some support Boris Johnson, he is widely considered toxic for Scottish voters as well as a gift to the SNP, as a caricature of the Tory elite. He was blocked from attending the party’s conference in Aberdeen at the beginning of May. But the Scottish party is now believed to fear more the possibility of Dominic Raab winning the leadership, considering him an ideologically rigid and fundamentalist rightwinger who has ignored their advice on Scottish affairs. | |
| Earlier on Friday, the Scottish Conservative MP Stephen Kerr – who has just praised May as “a trenchant defender of the union” – called for the Scottish Tories to reposition themselves as the “sister organisation to the Conservative party in Wales and in England”. | Earlier on Friday, the Scottish Conservative MP Stephen Kerr – who has just praised May as “a trenchant defender of the union” – called for the Scottish Tories to reposition themselves as the “sister organisation to the Conservative party in Wales and in England”. |
| Kerr previously joined Scottish colleagues from Labour and the Liberal Democrats in advocating a Department of the Union at Westminster, a position then adopted by Davidson herself last week when she called for a “union delivery unit” at the heart of UK government “to ensure decision-making benefits all parts of the country”. | Kerr previously joined Scottish colleagues from Labour and the Liberal Democrats in advocating a Department of the Union at Westminster, a position then adopted by Davidson herself last week when she called for a “union delivery unit” at the heart of UK government “to ensure decision-making benefits all parts of the country”. |
| Here’s the front page of this afternoon’s London Evening Standard – edited by the former Tory chancellor George Osborne, who May sacked when she came to power in 2016. | Here’s the front page of this afternoon’s London Evening Standard – edited by the former Tory chancellor George Osborne, who May sacked when she came to power in 2016. |
| Today’s @EveningStandard as Theresa May announces she’s going pic.twitter.com/mUo2QMONMJ | Today’s @EveningStandard as Theresa May announces she’s going pic.twitter.com/mUo2QMONMJ |
| The paper’s editorial describes May’s premiership as one of the shortest and least successful in history. | The paper’s editorial describes May’s premiership as one of the shortest and least successful in history. |
| Her resignation speech this morning pointed to a premiership that might have been: human, understanding of modern Britain, respectful of the achievements of her predecessors, and straight about the compromise needed if we are to move forward as a country. | Her resignation speech this morning pointed to a premiership that might have been: human, understanding of modern Britain, respectful of the achievements of her predecessors, and straight about the compromise needed if we are to move forward as a country. |
| Sadly, little of this was on display during her premiership. As a result, the central objective she set herself – leaving the European Union in an orderly fashion – looks less certain than it did the day she entered Number 10 less than three years ago. | Sadly, little of this was on display during her premiership. As a result, the central objective she set herself – leaving the European Union in an orderly fashion – looks less certain than it did the day she entered Number 10 less than three years ago. |
| Our @Adamstoon1 @EveningStandard sums it up pic.twitter.com/0zJ02Vgs3K | Our @Adamstoon1 @EveningStandard sums it up pic.twitter.com/0zJ02Vgs3K |
| Here’s a video taking a look at May’s premiership, from the Windrush scandal to dancing to Abba. | Here’s a video taking a look at May’s premiership, from the Windrush scandal to dancing to Abba. |
| In light of Johnson’s insistence that the UK will leave the EU at Halloween “deal or no deal”, here is some interesting analysis from Maddy Thimont Jack of the Institute for Government. She argues that MPs would struggle to stop a prime minister intent on pushing ahead with a no-deal exit from the EU. | In light of Johnson’s insistence that the UK will leave the EU at Halloween “deal or no deal”, here is some interesting analysis from Maddy Thimont Jack of the Institute for Government. She argues that MPs would struggle to stop a prime minister intent on pushing ahead with a no-deal exit from the EU. |
| It looks like a near impossible task for MPs to stop a prime minister who is determined to leave the EU without a deal. Parliamentary procedure offers no route, and the only apparent way to blocking no deal – a vote of no confidence – would be a massive gamble for Tory MPs. | It looks like a near impossible task for MPs to stop a prime minister who is determined to leave the EU without a deal. Parliamentary procedure offers no route, and the only apparent way to blocking no deal – a vote of no confidence – would be a massive gamble for Tory MPs. |
| But a prime minister who wants to leave the EU without a deal would face considerable pressure, both within parliament and beyond, to change path, and he or she would have to explain how they would govern in the weeks and months after a no-deal exit. | But a prime minister who wants to leave the EU without a deal would face considerable pressure, both within parliament and beyond, to change path, and he or she would have to explain how they would govern in the weeks and months after a no-deal exit. |
| So while the legislative routes may no longer be open, political pressure matters – as any previous occupant of Number 10 would no doubt testify. | So while the legislative routes may no longer be open, political pressure matters – as any previous occupant of Number 10 would no doubt testify. |
| Could Theresa May’s replacement force through a no-deal Brexit? | Maddy Thimont Jack | Could Theresa May’s replacement force through a no-deal Brexit? | Maddy Thimont Jack |