A brief Brexit rebellion and a bleak week for Boris
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This week two of the Conservative Party's obsessions reared their head yet again: Boris Johnson and Brexit. You may think you've everything there is to know about either subject but no, there's more, so Christopher Hope has invited a cavalcade of distinguished guests to the Red Lion pub to chew the fat on everyone's pet subjects. Conservative Home Editor Paul Goodman gives his assessment of whether we could see a Boris by-election, and why he believes the former PM is doomed to channel Bilbo Baggins (no, really). Plus former Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke MP gives his reasoning for rebelling against the Windsor Framework, and insists the public at large don't blame Johnson for any dubious "events" during lockdown. And Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Johnny Mercer MP, on how he thinks sunnier times are on the horizon for the Tories despite this week, and why he believes that the Sunak government will be the one to end veteran homelessness. For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper | Sign up to the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politicsnewsletter | Read Chopper's Peterborough diary: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/peterborough-diary | Listen to Planet Normal: www.playpodca.st/planetnormal| Email: [email protected] |
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