eurosceptic tory mps could rebel over purdah rules /

Amendments to EU referendum bill dismissed as not going far enoughDavid Cameron is facing the threat of a fresh rebellion by eurosceptic Tory MPs next week after they dismissed an obvious U-turn by ministers on the rules on government activity during the final phase of the EU referendum campaign.
Steve Baker,a main member of the Conservatives for Britain group, accused the government of making no substantive changes after ministers decided to give themselves leeway to use the Whitehall machinery in the purdah” period.
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Source: theguardian.com