Who are the Tory ‘Spartans’?

The self-proclaimed political warriors want a hard Brexit

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Tory Spartan Steve Baker has described himself as a ‘Brexit hardman’
(Image credit: UK Parliament)

The ongoing saga of Britain’s exit from the EU has spawned many new words and phrases, not least “Brexit”.

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