.BorisJohnson has told Tory MPs today that he will not automatically support a no-deal Brexit in a forthcoming election manifesto
The prime minister met with ex-cabinet minister Damian Green and three colleagues from the 80 strong"One Nation" group, who were warning the PM not to adopt the Brexit policy of Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party.Image:Mr Green told Sky News today that the prime minister made that commitment.
Mr Johnson was accompanied by Eddie Lister, one of his senior advisors, but not Dominic Cummings, who was a key figure in the Vote Leave campaign.Mr Green told Sky News that he went in to warn his group was concerned about any suggestion of a no-deal position in the next manifesto. "We wanted to convey the very strong message that we do not want to see a no-deal Brexit as the purpose of government policy - particularly in [the] next election manifesto.
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