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Nicholas Soames joins the Boles rebellion

On Friday night, Nick Boles set the cat among the pigeons when he tweeted his frustrations at Theresa May’s timid government:

https://twitter.com/NickBoles/status/954409789152514049

With Boles not a typical rebel, his complaints appear to mirror what many MPs have been saying privately. Now, Nicholas Soames has spoken out. Winston Churchill’s grandson has joined Boles in using hashtags to criticise Theresa May. Soames says ‘#wherestheboldandbravesofaritsdulldulldull’ needed to beat the ‘Corbini’:

Expect more critical MPs to come out of the woodwork in the coming days.

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