REBEL Tories are plotting to team up with top Labour MPs in a new unity government to force through a soft Brexit, it has been claimed.
If the PM’s Brexit deal is rejected for a third time then some Tories have plans to boot out Theresa May and replace her with a stand-in.
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The Tories would then reach out to Labour moderates like Tom Watson and Yvette Cooper and would force through a soft Brexit, the Daily Mail reported.
Former Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan told the paper last night: “If Mrs May’s deal is rejected again we have to find a way through this crisis. The public wants us to sort it out, not to call another general election.
“If Parliament unites behind a “Plan B” and the Prime Minister is unable or unwilling to deliver it we have to find a solution. We have to work with sensible figures in Labour and other mainstream parties.
“There is a strong case for a government of national unity representing opinion on all sides of the Commons. It worked in the Depression in the 1930s and could work now.”
Last night the second most popular outcome among MPs was for a customs union style Brexit deal with the EU – with 70 Tories voting for it or one of the other similar options.
Parliament voted last night on what they think should happen next – but nothing won a majority in the House of Commons.
The most popular option was to hold a second referendum, but there was no indication on what it should be on.
Labour has been calling for a soft Brexit in the form of a customs union for months.
But the PM has said she won’t go for such a deal as it will divide her Tories.
Most think it wouldn’t deliver a proper Brexit that the British people voted for in 2016.
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It would mean we would be unable to strike our own trade deals around the world and wouldn’t have a say in the EU’s trade deals either.
Brussels wants us to go for a soft Brexit to keep us tied closer to the bloc, and have kept no secret of their hopes.
But the PM is STILL trying to push her deal through this week, in a last desperate hope she can get it over the line.
She offered to resign last night in a historic 1922 meeting, which swayed some over to say they will back her.
However, others insisted that they will stand firm in opposition – including the DUP – making it still very unlikely it will pass as it stands.
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