Shortly after Mr Courts' resignation announcement, another Tory MP, Lee Rowley, spoke out against the Government's Brexit plans and said he will oppose them in the Commons this week. The MP, who won his North East Derbyshire seat in the 2017 election, said: "Having read the White Paper, I am even more convinced that the Chequers offer is not the right one for North East Derbyshire or the country. "Quite simply: we can do better than this. With much regret, I will oppose Chequers. The Government must think again."
Junior ministerial aide Robert chambers has become the eighth member of the UK government to resign over Prime Minister Theresa May 's proposed Brexit proposal . Courts , a parliamentary private secretary at the Foreign Office , revealed his decision to leave via Twitter , and said he could not " support the government in their current position " . conservative MP for North East Derbyshire , Lee Rowley , also spoke out about the Chequers offer after reading the resignation letter , stating : " Quite simply : we can do better than this . With much regret , I will oppose Chequers . The government will think again " .