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| Newspapers react to May's Commons defeat by Tory Brexit rebels | Newspapers react to May's Commons defeat by Tory Brexit rebels |
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| The Daily Mail asks 11 Tory rebels whether they’re proud of themselves, while the i calls the prime minister’s Commons fortunes a ‘bruising defeat’ | |
| Patrick Greenfield | |
| Thu 14 Dec 2017 00.48 GMT | |
| Last modified on Thu 14 Dec 2017 16.26 GMT | |
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| “Proud of yourselves?” asked the Daily Mail. “Bruising defeat for May in Commons” splashes the i. | “Proud of yourselves?” asked the Daily Mail. “Bruising defeat for May in Commons” splashes the i. |
| Newspapers in the UK have reacted to the government’s defeat in the House of Commons over parliament’s right to have a meaningful vote on the European Union withdrawal bill. | Newspapers in the UK have reacted to the government’s defeat in the House of Commons over parliament’s right to have a meaningful vote on the European Union withdrawal bill. |
| Only last week, the Daily Mail urged its readers to “rejoice” at the first stage Brexit deal between the EU and the British government. However, now that Brexit is threatened again, it has questioned whether the Tory rebels were “proud of themselves?” | Only last week, the Daily Mail urged its readers to “rejoice” at the first stage Brexit deal between the EU and the British government. However, now that Brexit is threatened again, it has questioned whether the Tory rebels were “proud of themselves?” |
| DAILY MAIL: Proud of Yourselves? #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/sQ3o6P1kNZ | DAILY MAIL: Proud of Yourselves? #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/sQ3o6P1kNZ |
| One Tory rebel certainly was. MP Sarah Wollaston tweeted: “Yes. Proud to #TakeBackControl for our Parliament, where there is no majority for a chaotic no-deal Brexit” in response to the front page. | One Tory rebel certainly was. MP Sarah Wollaston tweeted: “Yes. Proud to #TakeBackControl for our Parliament, where there is no majority for a chaotic no-deal Brexit” in response to the front page. |
| Yes. Proud to #TakeBackControl for our Parliament, where there is no majority for a chaotic no-deal Brexit. https://t.co/CP6G8KdxY5 | Yes. Proud to #TakeBackControl for our Parliament, where there is no majority for a chaotic no-deal Brexit. https://t.co/CP6G8KdxY5 |
| Anna Soubry fought back even harder, and wrote: “Yes. We put our country first exerting British principles of democracy and free speech. You should try it sometime.” | Anna Soubry fought back even harder, and wrote: “Yes. We put our country first exerting British principles of democracy and free speech. You should try it sometime.” |
| Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach did not respond directly, but retweeted a post by BBC journalist Julia Macfarlane, who wrote “the tone of this is akin to placing a large ‘wanted’ poster on their front page. Only last year an MP was murdered for her beliefs by a deranged extremist. Whipping up hatred in this way is dangerous and has consequences.” | Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach did not respond directly, but retweeted a post by BBC journalist Julia Macfarlane, who wrote “the tone of this is akin to placing a large ‘wanted’ poster on their front page. Only last year an MP was murdered for her beliefs by a deranged extremist. Whipping up hatred in this way is dangerous and has consequences.” |
| I would add the tone of this is akin to placing a large “wanted” poster on their front page. Only last year an MP was murdered for her beliefs by a deranged extremist. Whipping up hatred in this way is dangerous and has consequences. | I would add the tone of this is akin to placing a large “wanted” poster on their front page. Only last year an MP was murdered for her beliefs by a deranged extremist. Whipping up hatred in this way is dangerous and has consequences. |
| The i concentrated on the effect the vote might have on the Brexit summit later this week, and condemned the high drama as a “bruising defeat for May”. | The i concentrated on the effect the vote might have on the Brexit summit later this week, and condemned the high drama as a “bruising defeat for May”. |
| Thursday's i: "Bruising defeat for May in Commons" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/0EmvqYXcnI | Thursday's i: "Bruising defeat for May in Commons" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/0EmvqYXcnI |
| In November, many of the Conservative MPs who led the rebellion were branded mutineers by the Daily Telegraph. On Thursday, the newspaper continued that theme as it proclaimed a “mutiny in the Commons”. | In November, many of the Conservative MPs who led the rebellion were branded mutineers by the Daily Telegraph. On Thursday, the newspaper continued that theme as it proclaimed a “mutiny in the Commons”. |
| TELEGRAPH: Mutiny in the Commons blows up storm for May’s Brexit talks #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/cCqe9nyZNf | TELEGRAPH: Mutiny in the Commons blows up storm for May’s Brexit talks #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/cCqe9nyZNf |
| The Daily Express did not make the vote their main story, but still found space to slam the rebellion as “outrageous”, and warned of “Brexit chaos” to come. | The Daily Express did not make the vote their main story, but still found space to slam the rebellion as “outrageous”, and warned of “Brexit chaos” to come. |
| Thursday's Daily Express: "Millions face pension crisis" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/79Kohe4EmL | Thursday's Daily Express: "Millions face pension crisis" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/79Kohe4EmL |
| The Scotsman described the Commons defeat as a “galling loss” for the government. | The Scotsman described the Commons defeat as a “galling loss” for the government. |
| THE SCOTSMAN: May suffers galling loss #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/K3J0wxo2bq | THE SCOTSMAN: May suffers galling loss #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/K3J0wxo2bq |
| The National used a Star Wars theme to illustrate the British government’s Brexit defeat. “Tories defeated by rebel alliance,” read the front page. | The National used a Star Wars theme to illustrate the British government’s Brexit defeat. “Tories defeated by rebel alliance,” read the front page. |
| Tomorrow's front page: Tories are defeated by the Rebel Alliance as MPs join together to force vote on Brexit bill #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/MLuyVf0lcT | Tomorrow's front page: Tories are defeated by the Rebel Alliance as MPs join together to force vote on Brexit bill #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/MLuyVf0lcT |
| The Guardian struck a similar tone to the i, with “Tory rebellion humiliates PM on Brexit bill”. | The Guardian struck a similar tone to the i, with “Tory rebellion humiliates PM on Brexit bill”. |
| Thursday's Guardian: "Tory rebellion humiliates PM on Brexit bill" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/zA4uZ9Qub6 | Thursday's Guardian: "Tory rebellion humiliates PM on Brexit bill" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/zA4uZ9Qub6 |
| • This article was amended on 14 December 2017. An earlier version misspelled Julia Macfarlane’s surname as her Christmas-themed Twitter display name, Merryfarlane. | • This article was amended on 14 December 2017. An earlier version misspelled Julia Macfarlane’s surname as her Christmas-themed Twitter display name, Merryfarlane. |
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