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Boris Johnson readmits 10 Brexit rebels to Tory party Boris Johnson readmits 10 Brexit rebels to Tory party
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Boris Johnson has restored the whip to 10 of the 21 Tory MPs who rebelled against him over Brexit last month.Boris Johnson has restored the whip to 10 of the 21 Tory MPs who rebelled against him over Brexit last month.
The rebels were expelled from the parliamentary Conservative Party after backing efforts to pass legislation to block a no-deal Brexit.The rebels were expelled from the parliamentary Conservative Party after backing efforts to pass legislation to block a no-deal Brexit.
Ex-ministers including Alistair Burt and Margot James are among those to be welcomed back. Ex-ministers including Ed Vaizey and Margot James are among those to be welcomed back.
Former Tory chancellors Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke are among who remain outside the party.Former Tory chancellors Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke are among who remain outside the party.
The decision came as the prime minister's bill to hold an early general election on December 12 cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons. The move to readmit the rebels came shortly before MPs backed the prime minister's plan to hold an early general election on Thursday, 12 December.
Those to have had the whip restored include Sir Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill, and Greg Clark, who served as a cabinet minister under Theresa May. Those who have had the whip restored are now eligible to stand as Conservative candidates at the election if new candidates have not since been chosen.
Caroline Nokes, Ed Vaizey, Richard Benyon, Stephen Hammond, Steve Brine and Richard Harrington complete the list of those returning to the party. Some of those who have been welcomed back, including Sir Nicholas and former minister Alistair Burt, have previously said they would be retiring.
Downing Street's decision to remove the whip from them had meant they would not be able to stand as Conservative candidates at the next election. As well as Sir Nicholas, grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, those readmitted into the party include Greg Clark, who served as a cabinet minister under Theresa May.
Along with ex-chancellors Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke, former justice secretary David Gauke is among those not to have had the whip restored. Caroline Nokes, Richard Benyon, Stephen Hammond, Steve Brine and Richard Harrington complete the list of those to have been given the whip back.
Ex-chancellors Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke, and former justice secretary David Gauke, are among those not to have had the whip restored.
Sir Oliver Letwin, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Rory Stewart, Guto Bebb, Anne Milton and Antoinette Sandbach also remain as independents.Sir Oliver Letwin, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Rory Stewart, Guto Bebb, Anne Milton and Antoinette Sandbach also remain as independents.