Who are the ERG – and why do they matter so much to Brexit?

Since the EU referendum three years ago, an obscure sounding group of Conservative MPs has shot to prominence. (Subscribe:

The European Research Group used to provide worthy briefings on European issues. Now it has morphed into a body that exerts huge influence as Parliament debates Brexit - if and when Theresa May resigns, its role in picking her successor as Tory leader and Prime Minister could also be enormous.

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