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Tory MP Phillip Lee defects to Lib Dems midway through Johnson speech
- Published_at:2019-09-03
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Guardian News
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- description: Conservative MP Phillip Lee has quit the Tories, dramatically crossing the floor of the Commons while Boris Johnson addressed MPs. It leaves the government without a working majority in parliament. The MP for Bracknell, who has been a staunch campaigner for remain, said he quit over the way Boris Johnson was pursuing a “damaging Brexit” that could “put lives at risk”. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Phillip Lee quits Tories, leaving the government without a majority ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/03/phillip-lee-quits-tories-leaving-government-without-a-majority Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture
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