In February, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Britain would vote on the continuation of their membership within the EU. This has led to ministers quickly splitting into factions either in support or opposition to British exit from the EU, now often referred to as “Brexit”. Positions have been established swiftly and deeply. A prominent member of the Conservative Party, Iain Duncan Smith, resigned over a proposal for welfare cuts to disabled people . Mr Smith was a strong proponent of Brexit, and his resignation signals a bigger issue – internal party tensions over clashing opinions. Mr Cameron now fears that the issue may be enough to tear his party apart

Last modified

• 04/23/2018

Creator

• Sophie Chen
• Jose Trejos

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.21985/N2JX15

Keyword

• volume 1

Date created

• 2017-06-01

Resource type

• Article

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• In Copyright