Theresa May received the first knock from her Brexit withdrawal agreement as Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara announced his resignation.
Remainer Mr Vara declared “the people of the UK deserve better” as he refused to stand by the Prime Minister and support her negotiation.
Mr Vara, the Tory MP for North West Cambridgeshire, said the Tory leader’s plans “leave the UK in a halfway house with no time limit on when we will finally be a sovereign nation”.
In a statement posted on Twitter, he said: “We are a proud nation and it is a say day when we are reduced to obeying rules made by other countries who have shown that they do not have our best interests at heart.
“We can and must do better than this. The people of the UK deserve better.”
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Posting an image of his resignation letter, he said: “With much sadness and regret I have submitted my letter of resignation as a Northern Ireland Minister to the Prime Minister.
“A copy of my letter is attached.
“It has been a joy and privilege to serve in the Northern Ireland Office and I will always cherish the fondest memories.”
Despite the Brexit setback, stocks in Europe were, on the whole, moving on the up this morning.
As of 8:50 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up by 38 points, or 0.47 percent, to reach 7,066.77.
The DAX in Germany had improved by 72 points, while the CAC 40 INDEX in France was on the up by 38 points.
In Italy, the FTSE MIB had increased by 40 points.