Rishi Sunak has raised eyebrows after accidentally voting against his own government
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The chancellor sparked surprise when his name appeared in support of a rebel amendment to the Agriculture Bill.Image:Ministers are expected to support the government in votes as part of"cabinet responsibility" and if they cannot should resign.Advertisement They told Sky News the error was due to"teething issues with the online system" set up to let MPs vote remotely during theThe insider added he informed the chief whip - the MP in charge of keeping colleagues in line - as soon as the mistake happened.
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