Cheshire Brexit Tory rebel MP loses local vote of no confidence

The MP for Eddisbury in Cheshire, who was sacked by Boris Johnson for rebelling on Brexit, has lost a vote of confidence among members of her local Conservative Party association.

Antoinette Sandbach is currently appealing over the suspension of the Tory whip, following the Prime Minister's decision to strip her of it after she voted with Opposition MPs to take control of the Commons order paper last month.

But Tory members in her Eddisbury constituency voted no confidence in her last night. The vote was symbolic but it opens the door to formal deselection.

Ms Sandbach complained of "entryism" and said she was granted only six minutes to set out her defence.

She said:

Ms Sandbach echoed the same response in a social media post: