A south Hertfordshire MP has said Brexit should be delayed if Parliament does not approve a deal in the coming days.

Justice Secretary David Gauke is among three pro-EU Cabinet ministers including Greg Clark and Amber Rudd willing to defy the Prime Minister to back moves by MPs to prevent a no-deal Brexit in next week's crunch Commons vote.

The trio issued the blunt warning publicly for the first time to stop Tory Brexiteers in the European Research Group (ERG) forcing a “disastrous” hard exit from the EU.

In a statement to the BBC Number 10 said: "The PM is working hard to ensure we get a deal with the EU that allows us to deliver on the result of the referendum.

"That is where the Cabinet's energy should be focused."