Yahoo News MPs 'walk out' because of 'gloomy' Brexit report
MPs reportedly walked out of a meeting because of a Brexit report which was 'too gloomy'.
According to a source, Hilary Benn attempted to "bounce" members into accepting a 155-page report into the government's Brexit White Paper.
The unnamed source told BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that the report was "gloomy", so the MPs did not accept it.
The source claimed that there had been no consultation on the report with the rest of the committee before Mr Benn put it forward to a vote.
hearing Brexiteers 'politely' walked out of Brexit Cttee, claim Benn put forward 155 page report 'so gloomy it couldn't be allowed to stand'
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 28, 2017
Because of this, people present "politely walked out".
Anna Soubry MP thought there was no problem with Mr Benn presenting a "gloomy" report.
She tweeted: "gloomy = #BrexitReality & it doesn't have to be like this. Membership of #singlemarket will make our prospects brighter"
Alistair Burt MP said: "Rest of Committee still sitting and doing its job to consider the report."
