Boris Johnson allies seize on Tobias Ellwood’s comments to say Brexit would not be safe with rebel Tories
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A Tory MP and arch critic of Boris Johnson has sparked a backlash from Brexiters after suggesting Britain rejoin the EU’s single market to help ease the cost of living crisis.
Tobias Ellwood’s comments were seized upon by allies of the prime minister as evidence that deposing him would threaten the country’s more distant relationship with Brussels.