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William Wragg admits he will vote against anti-fracking principles to keep the party whip

Guardian, 19 Oct 2022
During a debate in the House of Commons, the Conservative MP and vice-chairman of the 1992 Committee, William Wragg, admitted he would like to vote with Labour against fracking but he would not because he would lose the party whip.
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Wragg claimed he had written a letter to Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the committee, calling for a vote of no confidence in Liz Truss. The deputy chief whip, Craig Whittaker, said the government is treating the vote as a confidence issue.

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