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Jacob Rees-Mogg today urged Theresa May to take the nuclear option of shutting down Parliament to stop Remainers delaying Brexit - as he insisted there is still 'hope' her deal can be passed.

The leading Eurosceptic said the PM should ask the Queen to 'prorogue' the Houses in order to kill of rebel legislation that would extend the Article 50 process. 

The extraordinary suggestion - which would spark a constitutional crisis - came amid frantic manoeuvring ahead of the next crunch Commons votes on Tuesday, when the House will deliver its verdict on an array of different options.

Mrs May is pinning her political future on winning fresh concessions from the EU that can bring Tory rebels and the DUP back on side after her deal was humiliatingly rejected by a record margin last week.  

But the signs of movement from hardliners could prove too late for No10 as Remainers from across parties plot to force a delay in the Brexit date. 

An amendment tabled by Yvette Cooper would effectively turn the constitution on its head by seizing control of Parliamentary business from the government - allowing backbench MPs to put forward legislation demanding an extension to the Article 50 process. 

Labour has signalled it will back the controversial plan along with more than a dozen Tory rebels, giving it a real chance of success. 

Mrs May has also vowed to try and fend off amendments calling for a second referendum, a permanent customs union, and a further series of indicative votes on what should happen next.

If she succeeds the House will give tacit approval to her strategy of tweaking her Brexit deal and bringing it back for another dramatic vote.  

However, the Government also appears to be encouraging MPs to back an amendment from Tory MP Andrew Murrison that would effectively set a time limit on the backstop of December 31, 2021. 

Some ministers hope that if the Murrison amendment is passed it will pile pressure on the EU to agree an end date to the backstop. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg (pictured in London today) launched a fresh demand for the hated Irish backstop to be torn up for any Brexit deal to pass

As the high-stakes horse-trading continued today, Mr Rees-Mogg, chairman of the Tory Brexit-backing European Research Group, said: 'I think there is hope that there could be reformation of this deal to make it more acceptable. 

May's Brexit deal is the most acceptable option to voters, poll finds 

Research by Number Cruncher Politics found Theresa May's prosed Brexit deal was the least divisive for voters

Theresa May's Brexit deal is the most acceptable Brexit outcome for voters - with nearly half saying they could live with it.

A poll has underlined the depth of public splits over how to handle the UK's future relations with the EU.

Research by Number Cruncher Politics asked what the preferred path was, and found staying in the bloc was the most commonly favoured with 37 per cent.

Some 29 per cent wanted to leave with no deal, while 23 per cent supported the PM's package and 10 per cent did not know.

However, the picture became clearer when people were asked which of the options they found unacceptable or acceptable.

Remaining was acceptable to 48 per cent, but unacceptable to 41 per cent. 

'But we are not there yet. But we will not abandon our friends in the DUP.' 

He added:  'As long as the backstop is there, I will not vote for this deal.'  

Mrs May is holding meetings with Tory MPs today as she desperately tries to drum up support for her Brexit Plan B after her original deal was overwhelmingly defeated. 

She is also due to meet with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford, leader of the Welsh Assembly, in Downing Street today.

And tomorrow she will hold trade union leaders - including the hard-left boss of Unite Len McCluskey - in No10 for talks. 

Mrs May is scrambling to try to charm her critics after her Brexit plan was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs last week - by 432 votes to 202 - the biggest ever defeat inflicted on a British PM.

She has held cross-party talks with Labour, SNP and Lib Dem MPs - but Jeremy Corbyn snubbed her invite to sit down and discuss Brexit.

And the PM has repeatedly indicated that she will not budge on her key 'principles' - of leaving the EU customs union and Brexit taking place as planned on March 29.

Instead she has vowed to return to Brussels and demand fresh concessions on the Irish backstop as she pins her hopes on winning back the support of Tory and DUP MPs. 

But she faces the prospect of MPs effectively seizing control of the Brexit talks from her as MPs across the Commons have tabled a string of amendments to push their own Brexit plans.

Remainer MPs have tabled changes which would pave the way for the delay of Brexit, to keep the UK in a customs union and a second referendum. 

Meanwhile a leading Tory Brexiteer today called for Britain's chief negotiator Olly Robbins to be sent to the Tower of London for colluding with the EU.

How can a snap general election be called under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act

Britain last went to the polls less than two years ago - in June 2017 - but both the Tories and Labour have now been placed on an election footing amid fevered speculation a snap vote could be held.

But under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act the UK is only meant to hold general election every five years.

This would mean that Britain would not have another election until the spring of 2020.

However, an election can be called earlier if two thirds of MPs vote for one.

An vote could also be triggered if Theresa May loses a confidence vote and a leader cannot form a maority in the Commons within a fortnight of the vote.

Jeremy Corbyn has already called, and lost, one confidence vote in Mrs May and her Government, and has threatened to call more.    

Tory MP Mark Francois accused the senior civil servant of 'colluding' with Brussels to try to keep Britain in the EU.

Meanwhile, Mr Rees-Mogg today launched a fresh demand for the hated Irish backstop to be torn up for any Brexit deal to pass.

In an interview with the ConHome website, Mr Francois accused 'the establishment' of trying to thwart the Brexit referendum result.

He said: 'And we have civil servants like Ollie Robbins who are very pro-EU, who have never wanted us to leave, and have done everything in their power, including colluding with the European Union, to try and keep us in.

'That's why they helped to negotiate a Withdrawal Agreement that effectively does that.

'Now at the end of all this, in my personal opinion, this is not necessarily the opinion of the ERG, Mr Robbins should go to the Tower, in which case he should arrive by river. Is that pugnacious enough for you?'

Mr Francois, the deputy chairman of the Brexit-backing European Research Group,, also demanded that the Irish backstop is ditched altogether.

There had been signs that Tory Brexiteers were softening their stance on the P's proposed Brexit deal - hinting they could back it if the backstop is time limited or the UK can get a way to exit it unilaterally.

But he poured cold water on the assertions by saying that tweaks to the deal are not enough.

He said: 'The Prime Minister would have to ask the European Union to ditch the entire backstop. Not tweak it, but ditch it. And then in turn the EU would have to agree.

Tory MP Mark Francois  (pictured, second on the right) accused the senior civil servant Ollie Robbins of 'colluding' with Brussels to try to keep Britain in the EU

Olly Robbins (pictured in Westminster last week)  has been attacked by Tory Brexiteers over the crunch talks with the European Union 

It comes as Mr Rees-Mogg will also try to turn the screw on the PM by using a speech ths afternoon to demand the backstop is ditched.

He will say:  'The backstop doesn't work for unionists in the Tory party, or the DUP. 

'The pretence that we might ever swallow it is now over,' he will tell a meeting of the Bruges Group.

What is Tuesday's Plan B vote and what will it mean?

What is happening? 

Because Theresa May's Brexit deal was defeated, the law says she must tell Parliament what her Plan B is.

This has to be done in a motion to the Commons, which will be voted on by MPs next Tuesday night.

That motion can be re-written by MPs if they table amendments and win a vote in favour of them.

Some amendments have already been tabled and MPs can keep producing them until Monday night.

What does May's plan say? 

It promises more cross-party working, renews commitments to protecting workers' rights after Brexit and says the PM will ask Brussels for more concessions on the backstop.

It it based on the current deal that was crushed by 230 votes last week.

What do the main amendments say? 

Jeremy Corbyn's amendment says Parliament should vote on 'options' including a renegotiation of the deal to get a permanent customs union and for a second referendum. 

A cross party amendment from Yvette Cooper and Nicky Morgan seeks to block no deal by giving time to a draft law that would require the Government to delay Brexit if a deal has not been agreed by February 26. It upturns normal convention by putting a backbench MP's Bill ahead of Government plans. 

An amendment from Tory rebel Dominic Grieve seeks to set up weekly debates that would mean regular votes on what to do in the absence a deal. His amendments sets aside six named days for the debates - including as late as March 26. 

What would the vote do? 

Legally nothing - but if the Commons votes in favour of a clear way forward by a majority it will be a major political signal of what might happen.

Is it a new 'meaningful vote' that can approve May's deal? 

No. At some point, the PM will have to stage a repeat of last week's vote to get explicit approval from MPs to go ahead with her deal if she wants it to survive. 

'The tough stance comes despite mounting signs that Remainers will take the first step towards delaying Brexit next week.'

Tory infighting escalated again today amid claims hardline Brexiteers are 'running down the clock' by pretending they might back Mrs May's deal.  

There are also fears the tactics were intended to toughen Mrs May's resolve to face down a Remainer plot to block the UK from crashing out of the EU in March, according to The Times.

In the wake of her deal's humiliating defeat in the Commons last week, the PM has pledged to go back to Brussels and secure more concessions on the Irish border backstop.  

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said his party is 'highly likely' to support an attempt by pro-EU MPs to seize control of Parliamentary business from the government, so legislation can be passed extending the Article 50 process.

The endorsement puts Mrs May on track for another humiliating defeat when the plan comes before the Commons next week, as more than a dozen Tories have vowed to rebel. 

Trade Secretary Liam Fox warned this morning that the scheme could cause constitutional chaos, and would have a 'calamitous' effect on public faith in politics. 

An extension would need to be approved by the EU - and the bloc would likely refuse unless cancelling Brexit altogether, a referendum, or a general election is on the cards. 

Meanwhile, George Osborne has joined the attack on the government by warning that crashing out of the EU would be like playing 'Russian roulette' with the UK economy.  

The former chancellor, who now edits the Evening Standard, insisted the prospect of crashing out of the EU is so bad that delaying the Brexit date is now the 'most likely option'.

Speaking to the BBC in Davos, Mr Osborne compared no deal to a game of Russian roulette where the 'gun is held to the British economy's head'. 

He added: 'I think at the moment delay looks like the most likely option because at least that gives some space to explore whether there's an alternative deal on the table.

'I doubt there is, but that's worth exploring, or whether we need to resolve this through a referendum.' 

Mr McDonnell gave a major boost to the Remainer revolt last night when he described the cross-party Bill - backed by Labour's Yvette Cooper and Tory Nick Boles among others - as 'sensible' and said it was 'increasingly likely' that his party would back it.

Their proposal would see the constitution effectively turned on its head to secure Parliamentary time for the legislation - which would order the extension of the Article 50 withdrawal process if there is no new deal with Brussels by the end of February.

Theresa May is facing another devastating blow to her Brexit strategy after Labour lined up behind a Remainer plot to rule out no deal

 

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