U.K. Chief Whip Faces Calls to Quit in New Headache for May
- Julian Smith ordered lawmakers to break pairs, official says
- Lawmakers on all sides condemn political enforcer’s actions
Julian Smith
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Theresa May’s most senior political enforcer faced calls to quit after he was accused of cheating to win a crucial Brexit vote in Parliament.
Government Chief Whip Julian Smith told some Tory lawmakers to break an arrangement with rival parties under which members of Parliament are designated not to vote when an opposite number is too ill to vote, or otherwise unavoidably absent, according to a Conservative official who asked not to be identified.