Brighton's Tory MP will vote to trigger Article 50

The Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown said he will support the Prime Minister and vote to leave the European Union in the Houses of Commons.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jan 2017, 16:33 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:52 BST
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He differs from his two colleagues in Brighton Pavilion and Hove, who are both set to vote against the government.

Brighton and Hove voted 68.6 per cent to remain part of the EU in last June’s referendum.

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Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, said: “People voted differently across the country. Parts of the country voted to remain and parts of the country voted to leave and I do understand that there are mixed feelings about this.

“Whilst I voted to remain in the EU, I can confirm that I will be supporting the Prime Minister and the government and will vote in favour of Article 50 being triggered.

“I understand that Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed in an interview with Sky News that he will impose a three-line whip telling Labour MPs to back the article 50 bill. We need to unite as a country behind the result of the vote that took place. The British people have given us a clear instruction that they want to leave the EU and Parliament must respect that instruction.”

Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, was set to vote against the Bill and said she would ‘oppose this government’s extreme Brexit and all of the destruction that is likely to bring with it’.

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