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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 Ed Vaizey 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 those who remain outside the party. | |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| Some of those who have been welcomed back, including Sir Nicholas and former minister Alistair Burt, have previously said they would be retiring. | Some of those who have been welcomed back, including Sir Nicholas and former minister Alistair Burt, have previously said they would be retiring. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Caroline Nokes, Richard Benyon, Stephen Hammond, Steve Brine and Richard Harrington complete the list of those to have been given the whip back. | 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. | 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. |