May Suffers First Brexit Defections as Three Tories Quit

Anna Soubry, Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston resign from party
Splitters warn more could follow and urge ministers to quit

The three criticized May for trying to placate hardline Brexit-backers in her party. Bloomberg’s Rob Hutton reports.Source: Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Robert Hutton and Tim Ross

February 20, 2019 at 9:04 AM UTC

Updated on

February 20, 2019 at 2:23 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story.

Prime Minister Theresa May was hit by three high-profile defections from her Conservative Party on Wednesday as Brexit cracks open the mold of mainstream British politics.