The 37 Tory MPs who have participated in all three of the big rebellions of this parliament
By Tim Montgomerie
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On ConHome yesterday Philip Cowley listed some of the key facts about the latest state of rebellious play in the Conservative parliamentary party, including:
- The fact that the rebellion of the 53 was the 30th Conservative backbench rebellion on Europe since 2010;
- 98 Tory MPs have now voted against Government on Europe;
- 26 of Wednesday night's 53 EU budget rebels were from new intake;
- Stockton South MP James Wharton was only first time rebel amongst the 53;
- Tories were divided between sceptics and 'pro-Europeans'; now divided between hard and soft sceptics.
Here is a list of the 37 Tory MPs who have participated in all of the three biggest rebellions that have taken place in this parliament - (i) the vote in favour of an EU referendum; (ii) the vote against Nick Clegg's Lords scheme; and (iii) a vote for a real terms cut in the EU budget:
- Steve Baker
- John Baron
- Andrew Bingham
- Brian Binley
- Peter Bone
- Andrew Bridgen
- Bill Cash
- Christopher Chope
- James Clappison
- Tracey Crouch
- Philip Davies
- David Davis
- Nick de Bois
- Nadine Dorries
- Richard Drax
- Zac Goldsmith
- James Gray
- Philip Hollobone
- Adam Holloway
- Stewart Jackson
- Bernard Jenkin
- Chris Kelly
- Edward Leigh
- Julian Lewis
- Ann Main
- Karl McCartney
- David Nuttall
- Andrew Percy
- John Redwood
- Simon Reevell
- Laurence Robertson
- Andrew Rosindell
- Richard Shephered
- Bob Stewart
- Sir Peter Tapsell
- Andrew Turner
- John Whittingdale
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