Rebel Tories Expect Compromise Amid Anger Over U.K. Virus Powers
- As many as 80 MPs were prepared to defy Johnson, rebels claim
- Conservative lawmaker Baker signals ‘satisfactory agreement’
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Boris Johnson’s officials are working on a compromise deal with rebels in his own Conservative party in an attempt to avoid a damaging defeat over the U.K. government’s coronavirus strategy.
Amid growing anger at Johnson’s response to the pandemic, a band of Tory members of Parliament have threatened to re-write legislation so ministers can’t impose restrictions on the country without first putting them to lawmakers for approval.