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LITTLE-KNOWN Tory backbencher Stephen Phillips announced he was quitting as an MP yesterday, citing “irreconcilable policy differences” with PM Theresa May.
The pro-Brexit member for Sleaford and North Hykeham accused ministers of ignoring Parliament since the referendum, saying he was “unable to properly represent the people who elected me.”
His announcement came shortly after Ms May contacted European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stress her Brexit timetable remained unchanged — despite a High Court ruling this week which threatened to throw her plans into turmoil.
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