Theresa May made history tonight by notching up the largest defeat for a sitting government in British political history. But despite 118 Tory MPs rebelling against the Government, May can still count on some of her colleagues to try and defend her. Step forward, Matt Hancock. The health secretary popped up on the BBC to trot out the PM’s Brexit plan B: go back to the Commons and listen to MPs on what they do want. Unfortunately for Hancock, his attempt to explain what happens next didn’t inspire Mr S with much confidence:
Andrew Neil: They’re ruling out reopening the agreement. What do you do now?
Matt Hancock: There are two parts to the proposals – there’s both the Withdrawal Agreement and there’s also the Future Relationship.
AN: I’m aware of that, but they’re also ruling out the Withdrawal Agreement being reopened. What do you now do?
MH: Uhhhh, *laughs*, we listen to the House of Commons and we win the confidence vote tomorrow.
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