LONDON (Sputnik) – The news comes as Prime Minister David Cameron is scheduled to face the parliament later in the day to gain the support of UK lawmakers for the country to stay in the European Union.
"Foreign Affairs Committee [includes] 6 Conservative Members and I suspect all 6 for Brexit," Kawczynski said on Twitter.
Foreign Affairs Committee 6 Conservative Members and I suspect all 6 for Brexit. https://t.co/UiTdXGX9ok
— Daniel Kawczynski MP (@KawczynskiMP) 22 февраля 2016
The committee, chaired by Conservative parliamentarian Crispin Blunt, also includes four representatives of the Labour Party and one member of the Scottish National Party.
UK nationals are set to go to the polls on June 23 for an in/out referendum, after Cameron and 27 of his European colleagues secured a deal to grant the United Kingdom special status within the bloc.
On Sunday, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who is seen as one of the favorites to succeed Cameron as the next Conservative Party leader, said he would challenge the UK prime minister and vote for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. Following Johnson’s move, a number of other Conservative politicians also announced support for the Brexit campaign.
