13 days to next Brexit cliff

MPs are to hold more votes to try to agree a way forward, as the PM hints at the prospect of an election.

A letter sent by Tory MPs to Theresa May urging her to pursue a no deal Brexit was organised by a minister, according to Sky Sources.

It ramps up the pressure on the embattled prime minister as she considers a last-ditch attempt to save her Brexit deal after suffering a third defeat in the Commons.

One of the MPs who signed the letter said it was two paragraphs long and called on her not to move towards adopting a customs union.

Three separate sources told Sky News it had been organised by a sitting minister.

Mrs May is weighing up her next steps after her deal was voted down by 286 votes to 344.

She said the implications of the vote were “grave”, adding: “I fear we are reaching the limits of this process in this House”.

The Prime Minister has been urged by some in her own cabinet to embrace a no-deal Brexit.

Sky News political editor Faisal Islam said a delegation of ministers went to Downing Street after the vote to urge the PM to reject a softer Brexit and go for no deal.

Source: Sky News