Backbenchers say they will ‘battle on’ until there are concessions over scrutiny of new laws
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Tory backbenchers who are increasingly frustrated at restrictions brought in with minimal notice have piled on the pressure before crunch talks to avert a rebellion over coronavirus laws.
Steve Baker MP, one of more than 50 Conservative MPs and other cross-party parliamentarians, who have backed an amendment calling for more scrutiny of any future coronavirus restrictions, said the country was at a “fork in the road”.
