As well as the potential mutiny by the former PM, senior pro-Brexit Conservative MPs are warning of a massive Tory rebellion if Mr Sunak's deal keeps a role for the European Court of Justice.
Mr Johnson's legislation, currently in the House of Lords where it is likely to be face amendments by anti-Brexit peers, includes stripping the ECJ of any jurisdiction over Northern Ireland.Sir James Duddridge, a former Brexit minister and a leading ally of Mr Johnson, told Sky News the number of Tory MPs prepared to rebel could be as many as 100.
"It won't just be the so-called Spartans," said Sir James."There will be a large number of Brexiteers, possibly the majority of the parliamentary party and potentially running into treble figures." However, a big Tory rebellion against a deal on the protocol would be unlikely to kill it, since Sir Keir Starmer has let it be known that Labour is prepared to back a deal.Earlier, in Munich, questioned about progress on his talks with EU leaders and Northern Ireland's political parties on the protocol, Mr Sunak said:"There is still work to do.
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