Tory MPs threaten to back second Brexit referendum which could betray 17.4m voters as May’s deal on brink of collapse
Conservative Remainers are now considering backing a fresh referendum on whether we'll actually leave the EU
TORY MPs today warned they could back a second referendum on Brexit - in a last-ditch bid to save Theresa May's deal.
Remainers are now considering teaming up with opposition leaders to force through a co-called "people's vote" which could overturn the 2016 referendum.
The referendum would give the public a choice between leaving with the PM's deal, or staying in the EU permanently.
Labour MPs Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson have drawn up an amendment calling for a referendum which they hope to put to a vote as soon as possible.
The pair have been meeting with Conservative backbenchers to lobby for their support.
After seeing Mr Kyle this morning, Tory MP Huw Merriman tweeted: "If MPs will not back the deal then I am asking myself if #KyleWilson is the only option left to deliver #BrexitDeal."
Last night Antoinette Sandbach, another loyalist who has previously opposed a second referendum, also hinted she could change her mind.
She blasted: "Having voted for the deal twice and been labelled a 'traitor' for doing so I am coming round to the argument we should see if reality lives up to the promises made to the electorate."
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Other Tory MPs are understood to be considering coming out in support of a second referendum.
One Remain-supporting backbencher told The Sun they could abandon the PM's deal after hardline Brexiteers repeatedly refused to vote for it.
A source from the People's Vote campaign confirmed that they are trying to win over more Tories in a bid to pass the Kyle/Wilson amendment as soon as this week.
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