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PSNC pays tribute to Steve Brine following resignation over Brexit
Following the resignation of public health and primary care minister Steve Brine MP over Brexit on Monday, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has paid tribute to him playing a ‘central’ role in helping to smooth over the negotiator’s relationship with the Government.
PSNC chief executive Simon Dukes said: "Over the past year, we have made considerable progress in rebuilding a constructive working relationship with Government, and as Minister, Steve Brine had been central to that.
"He regularly expressed his support for community pharmacy in Parliamentary statements and beyond, and we look forward to continuing to work with him as an MP on pharmacy and public health matters."
Steve Brine resigned from his post over worries that the way the Government is handling Brexit could lead to a no-deal scenario.
In a letter to the Prime Minister posted on his website, Brine, who had served as public health minister since June 2017, said he felt compelled to do ‘the honourable thing’ and step down so he could back what is known as the Letwin Amendment in the Commons.
The amendment, which passed by a 329 to 302 margin, means that MPs have effectively taken control of the Brexit process and will schedule a number of ‘indicative votes’ on a variety of withdrawal options to be voted on in the Commons on Wednesday (27 March).
In he letter, Mr Brine said that he felt ‘passionate’ that a no-deal scenario is ‘not acceptable’ to the national interest. While he supported Theresa May’s withdrawal plan, it was going to be a ‘tall order’ to get it through Parliament and the ‘only way’ to break the deadlock was to vote for the Letwin amendment, he said.
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