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."
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