Dozens of British Conservative members of Parliament have warned about a rebellion against UK Prime Minister Theresa May if a no-deal Brexit is not taken off the table.
The Brexit Delivery Group, which represents about 100 Remain and Leave MPs, is calling for a free vote in the Commons to take no deal off the table in a major challenge to the prime minister, according to The Telegraph.
Tory MPs Andrew Percy and Simon Hart, who lead the parliamentary group, have written a letter to chief whip Julian Smith that many MPs are “deeply troubled” at the prospect of no deal.
“We are a loosely aligned group and we have been very consistent as a group in support of the prime minister’s deal but in that scenario dozens of my colleagues have made clear to us that they would want to vote in a way that would prevent a hard no-deal Brexit,” the letter says.
“A lot of colleagues are becoming very frustrated, a lot of colleagues have compromised from…