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May's government now does not hold a majority in the Commons
With these three Tory defections, the Conservative/Democratic Unionist coalition holds 324 seats of the 650 seat House.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47306022
Anna Soubry, Sarah Wollaston and Heidi Allen wrote a joint letter to Theresa May to confirm their departure.
The PM said she was "saddened", but her party would "always offer... decent, moderate and patriotic politics".
The three criticised the government's "disastrous handling" of Brexit and said it had undone "all the efforts to modernise" the Conservatives.
The pro-Remain trio will join the new Independent Group - made up of eight Labour MPs who resigned from their party over its handling of Brexit and anti-Semitism - saying it represented "the centre ground of British politics".
The PM said she was "saddened", but her party would "always offer... decent, moderate and patriotic politics".
The three criticised the government's "disastrous handling" of Brexit and said it had undone "all the efforts to modernise" the Conservatives.
The pro-Remain trio will join the new Independent Group - made up of eight Labour MPs who resigned from their party over its handling of Brexit and anti-Semitism - saying it represented "the centre ground of British politics".
This new ad-hoc "Independent Group" currently polls at 14%, higher than the Liberal Democrats and Green Party combined.
