I have received death threats, and I blame the vitriol of the pro-Brexit media | Dominic Grieve
• Dominic Grieve is a Conservative MP and former attorney general
A decision as a backbencher to vote against one’s party ought not to be taken lightly. Political parties depend for existence and success, not so much on the holding of identical views, as on a shared philosophy and ties of loyalty and respect between members. So there are good reasons to try to find compromises when differences emerge on a specific matter. Last week, however, I voted against my party on a national issue for the first time in my 20 years in parliament. I felt I had no option, as the attempts I had made to get the matter resolved by compromise had failed. I also considered that the matter was far too important to be ignored.
It is troubling that much of the controversy brought in allegations of an intention to sabotage Brexit
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