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- Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's hopes of leading a national unity government to block a no-deal Brexit are dealt a blow as two more Conservative rebels speak out against the plan.
- Former ministers Alistair Burt and Justine Greening said they would not support an interim government led by Corbyn.
- It follows Corbyn's cross-party call to back him in leading a "strictly time-limited" government that would extend Article 50 before calling a general election, which he would need a majority of MPs to support.
- Calls by opposition MPs for an interim government led by an experienced MP such as Labour's Harriet Harman or expelled Tory MP Ken Clarke are not likely to have enough support either.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's hopes of fading a national unity government to block a no-deal Brexit have been dealt another blow after two more Conservative rebels spoke out against the plan.
Alistair Burt and Justine Greening, two of the 21 Tory MPs who had the party whip removed after rebelling on Brexit, ruled out supporting any temporary government led by an opposition MP.
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