Theresa May's government accidentally made Conservative MPs expect an important House of Commons vote on Thursday.
Conservative MPs forced to change their plans after the government mistakenly led them to expect a major Brexit vote this week.However, Downing Street later claimed the note was an"admin error.""It's a total f******* mess," one Tory source tells Business Insider.LONDON — Conservative MPs were left confused and frustrated on Monday afternoon after a claimed"admin error" by Theresa May's team, wrongly led them to expect an important Brexit vote on Thursday.
However, a new note sent out to MPs on Monday suggested that there would in fact be a"three-line whip" on Thursday, meaning they all must change their plans and be in Westminster for votes. However, the whips office later informed Tory MPs that this was in fact an"admin error", and there would be actually be a one-line whip on Thursday, meaning they would not be expected to be in Westminster.
A government source confirmed to Business Insider that there would be no three-line whip on Thursday.Some Conservative MPs suspect that the claimed mix-up was in fact a deliberate political decision, taken after it became clear the government didn't have the support it needed for a planned vote.
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