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TEHRAN, Apr 02 - A senior lawmaker of the British parliament has decided to leave the Conservative Party over what he calls a lack of compromise on how the ruling party should lead Britain out of the European Union.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Nick Boles, a former minister, said late on Monday after his proposal for a softer Brexit was defeated in the House of Commons that the Tory party was no longer the one he once stood for its values.
“I accept I have failed. I have failed chiefly because my party refuses to compromise. I regret therefore to announce I can no longer sit for this party,” said Boles while his voice was cracked with emotion.
“I have given everything to an attempt to find a compromise that can take this country out of the European Union while maintaining our economic strength and our political cohesion,” said the lawmaker before walking out of the Commons chamber.
Boles had submitted one of several alternative Brexit options to a Commons vote after a Brexit deal of government was rejected in the chamber three times.
Source:presstv
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