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Christian MP Dominic Grieve: "I'm resolute in standing by what I think is right for my country"

by Cara Bentley

Last month Dominic Grieve, the MP for Beaconsfield, lost a vote of confidence among his local Conservative association by 182 to 131 votes; a poll thought to have been infiltrated by local UKIP supporters.

Grieve campaigned to remain in 2016, since the referendum he has argued for a second referendum and this year he secured MPs the right to have a meaningful vote on any deal - thus causing his local Leave supporters disillusionment.

Since the vote, he remains Beaconsfield's member of parliament but his future as their representative is precarious.

When asked about what he sees ahead, Grieve said: "I'm resolute in standing by what I think is right for my country. Of course there'll be people who disagree with me and I accept the fact that I must take accept the consequences of my actions.

"As matters stand, at present, I'm very pleased to have a great deal of support in my constituency but I'm aware that I've had an AGM of my association in which a majority present that that AGM said they weren't prepared to show confidence in me - that's their right but it's not going to deflect me from doing what I think is right for the country's future and what's in the national interest.

"MPs have to look outside of party political considerations towards widest considerations and what the national interest is."

Speaking about Brext more widely, he added that he would like to see a second referendum, with remain on the ballot.

When asked what Christians should pray for in the negotiations ahead, he said: "They should be praying, and I hope they will be praying, that there may be a coming together in Parliament to find a way out of this crisis.

"And in doing that, that parliamentarians have wisdom, that they abandon all powerful interests and try to look at the national interest. And they also come in with spirit of being willing to listen to others and be prepared to compromise.

"I think those are the things which I would identify as being key. The compromise, one has also got to remember, is not about some temporary agreement which you're going to break later. So I think, if I may say so, the prayer for compromise is prayer for something which is lasting and people are prepared to accept."

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