Good news for TMay: Montgomerie’s backing suggests that the deal has a better chance of being agreed
Founder of ConHome, @montie backs the deal. https://t.co/3T70zwhIoA
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 14, 2018
That the founder ConHome, Tim Montgomerie, has Tweeted that he’s backing the deal suggests that this is going to be less of a struggle for TMay than many thought.
A couple of years ago Newsnight described him as “the most famous conservative who is not an MP” and there’s little doubt that he still has a lot of influence particularly as he as always been seen as a strong Brexiteer.
In 2016, a few months before the referendum vote, Tim announced that he was quitting the party over Cameron’s Brexit stance.
ConHome itself has always been strongly pro-Brexit.
No doubt Tim will be writing of the reason for his decision and my guess is that he’s taking the “half a loaf is better than none” approach. The last thing those strongly opposed to the EU want is another referendum which could could open up the issue.