At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith
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Survey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EU
Will join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leave
London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit side
Six Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU



Just under 150 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron and vote for Britain to leave the EU, a new survey has suggested.
It came as London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith became the latest Conservative to join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in campaigning for an EU exit.
Mr Goldsmith appeared to be leaning towards a voting for a 'Brexit' when earlier this month he labelled the Prime Minister's draft deal on EU reforms as 'not very impressive'.
At the time he said he was holding back his final verdict out of 'courtesy' to Mr Cameron but last night announced: 'My vote will be to leave.'
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by The Sunday Times revealed that at least 144 of the 330 Tory MPs oppose David Cameron's EU deal and will vote for the UK to leave.
Fifteen other ministers and whips said they wanted to leave, in addition to the six Cabinet Ministers, as well as 22 parliamentary private secretaries and 101 backbenchers.
The total number is far higher than predicted.
Today, justice minister Dominic Raab also revealed he is backing the Brexit campaign.
Writing in The Sunday Times, he said: 'The argument for staying in is based on a fear of standing on our own two feet.
'The case for a new relationship, outside, is built on the opportunities of being masters of our own destiny.'
Mr Raab is to join members of the Fresh Start group of Conservative MPs, including George Eustice and Andrea Leadsom, at a meeting in Westminster today.
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At least 30 MPs are expected to launch a new project to draw up plans for the UK outside of the EU.
Rebel Cabinet Ministers who want Britain to quit the EU have been warned of the risk it will trigger an economic disaster – and told they are playing into the hands of Vladimir Putin.
The claims were delivered yesterday at the first Cabinet meeting to be held on a Saturday for more than 50 years.
One by one, the six rebel Ministers who plan to defy David Cameron by campaigning for the UK to leave the EU told him to his face why his new, hard-fought deal with other member states was not good enough.

One by one, the six rebel Ministers who plan to defy David Cameron by campaigning for the UK to leave the EU, including Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Priti Patel and Iain Duncan Smith (l-r) told him to his face why his new, hard-fought deal with other member states was not good enough
They pledged they would not demand his resignation as Prime Minister if he loses – but rejected his last-minute plea to change their minds and support him.
However, they faced a backlash from Cabinet loyalists who rallied behind the Prime Minister.
Chancellor George Osborne painted a picture of doom and gloom in the wake of any ‘Brexit’.
‘We should bear in mind that the Governor of the Bank of England has said there will be a period of economic turmoil if we leave the EU,’ Mr Osborne said. ‘Sterling is at a low point right now and there will be economic shocks if we leave.’
He was backed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, a one-time critic of Brussels, who banished rumours that he could join the rebels. Leaving the EU would put Britain’s security at risk, he said, adding provocatively: ‘There are no prizes for guessing which way Putin wants us to vote.’

Some experts say the Russian president is hoping Britain will leave the EU, prompting a collapse in the union that would make it easier for him to pursue his expansionist policies.
After Mr Cameron defended the deal he achieved in Brussels, he appealed to all Ministers to avoid personal attacks in the debate.
Then Justice Secretary Michael Gove led the way for the rebels. He told Mr Cameron: ‘It gives me no pleasure to say that I intend to vote to leave the EU – and I do it with a heavy heart.’ He praised Mr Cameron for doing a ‘brilliant job’ as PM and for calling the referendum, and said it was vital ‘we all stay together when it is over’.
However, Mr Gove continued: ‘The critical issue for me is that the EU has fundamentally changed in recent years; it is set on a particular course and it is not going to change. Ministers have lost so many powers. We cannot ignore it any longer.’
Commons Leader Chris Grayling told Mr Cameron: ‘Any suggestion that what we doing is critical of you or that your position is in doubt depending on the result of the referendum is totally wrong. We will all support you regardless – you will be Prime Minister come what may.’
The comments were greeted with ‘hear, hears’ around the table.
Veteran anti-EU campaigner Iain Duncan Smith started apologetically: ‘When I was leader I did my best to avoid banging on about Europe. Now I’m not leader I find I will be doing exactly that. I have not always been a “leaver” – but the EU has gone too far. I regret having to make this decision but the country requires it. We have to be unshackled and build relationships with other countries, not just Europe.’
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, a former aide to Margaret Thatcher, called for Britain to ‘recover the powers we have lost’.
Employment Minister Priti Patel said: ‘My experience in business is that organisations are only successful and efficient when they are accountable and flexible – and the EU is neither.’ And Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers added: ‘I made my mind up a long time ago: we must leave the EU.’
Mr Cameron ended with an emotional plea for unity: ‘We should have a good debate but it must be conducted on good terms. We need to remember we are all still members of a Conservative Government. This is my team and it is a team I love.’

Chris Grayling announces cross-party campaign to leave EU

Chris Grayling announces cross-party campaign to leave EU

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-least-144-conservative-mps-will-defy.htmlSurvey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EUWill join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leaveLondon mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit sideSix Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU

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Chancellor George Osborne (left) painted a picture of doom and gloom in the wake of any 'Brexit'. He was backed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (right), a one-time critic of Brussels, who banished rumours that he could join the rebels
AT 12.23 PM SAYS 'I'M IN', BUT AT 13.05 GANG OF SIX USE BANNER TO PARADE THEIR DEFIANCE

John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel (left to right) attend the launch of the Vote Leave campaign
As soon as yesterday’s special Cabinet meeting had concluded, Michael Gove slipped out of the back entrance of Downing Street and headed for a rendezvous with the other five ‘Outers’. At the headquarters of the Vote Leave group, based in a tower block on the south bank of the Thames, the Justice Secretary posed with his fellow ‘freedom fighters’ – as they have been dubbed by admirers – as they clutched a signed campaign banner. They are:
1) JOHN WHITTINGDALE
The Culture Secretary is the last authentic Thatcherite in the Cabinet: in the 1980s he worked as her private secretary and has remained loyal to her ideology – including her Euroscepticism – since. An unlikely-seeming Meatloaf fan, Whittingdale was a tenacious chairman of the Commons Media Committee, where he subjected figures such as Rupert Murdoch to forensic interrogation. He is said to be thoroughly enjoying his portfolio, which includes a root-and-branch review of the BBC’s funding.
2) THERESA VILLIERS
The Northern Ireland Secretary is a Major’s daughter who is descended from Edward I. Along with Chris Grayling, the Commons Leader, she is understood to have spent the past six months agonising over whether to leave the Cabinet to campaign for an ‘Out’ vote. However, after a chat with Mr Cameron before Christmas, she was reassured she would be allowed to campaign from within the Cabinet – sparing the PM an awkward reshuffle. Her stance has caused controversy in Northern Ireland, with local politicians claiming an EU exit could stoke sectarian tensions.
3) MICHAEL GOVE
The Justice Secretary is the star name out of the six – and the one with the closest personal relationship to the Prime Minister. An ex-Times newspaper executive and author, who has been friends with Mr Cameron for more than a decade, he was part of the ‘kitchen cabinet’ who encouraged him to run for the Tory leadership. Throughout his Cabinet career, Gove has been Mr Cameron’s first choice to help him prepare for the weekly ordeal of PMQs, amusing No 10 staffers with his razor-sharp rejoinders in practice sessions.
Gove was a controversial reforming Education Secretary until moved to the Whips’ Office after private party polling suggested he was an electoral liability.
The move caused a ‘wobble’ in his and Mr Cameron’s friendship.

Mr Gove said he had wrestled with his conscience before announcing he would back Out but later posed with Vote Leave activists having deciding to make the leap away from his old friend Mr Cameron
4) CHRIS GRAYLING
Mr Gove’s predecessor as Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling is a long-term Eurosceptic. The Manchester United fanatic was deployed by the Tories as an energetic ‘attack dog’ during their long period in Opposition, harrying Labour – including the Blairs – over their personal business affairs. The 6ft 5in Leader of the House has a cool relationship with Gove, who has reversed many of his justice reforms.
5) IAIN DUNCAN SMITH
Few people were surprised by Iain Duncan Smith’s decision to back the Out campaign: the Work and Pensions Secretary has been a long-standing critic of the EU and supporter of tighter immigration controls. The former Scots Guards officer’s undistinguished period as Tory leader between 2001 and 2003 is remembered largely for the conference speech he gave in which he portrayed himself as ‘a quiet man’ who was ‘turning up the volume’. Duncan Smith has since rebuilt his reputation by becoming a crusading campaigner for social reform, which prompted David Cameron to put him in charge of the Government’s welfare shake-up.
6) PRITI PATEL
Priti Patel, who answers to Mr Duncan Smith as Employment Minister, is regarded by the former Tory leader’s team as the up-and-coming poster girl for Cabinet Eurosceptics. As the daughter of Ugandan immigrants who came to this country in the 1970s to seek sanctuary from Idi Amin, she says that the welcome they received here has instilled in her a fierce British patriotism. Patel, whose political heroine is Margaret Thatcher, started out in her Westminster career working for Sir James Goldsmith’s Eurosceptic Referendum Party in the 1990s, and sees her current stance as being consistent with her long-term political beliefs.

Cameron says Cabinet will strongly recommend staying in EU

Cameron says Cabinet will strongly recommend staying in EU

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-least-144-conservative-mps-will-defy.htmlSurvey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EUWill join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leaveLondon mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit sideSix Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU

Posted by Oppo on Sunday, February 21, 2016