There is a huge Tory revolt under way to stop Theresa May asking the EU for a Brexit delay of nine months or more.
She has been requested to address the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs at 5pm on Wednesday where she will be told in no uncertain terms that the delay must not be longer than the end of June.
Meanwhile, many MPs have told me that Brexiter members of Cabinet, led by Andrea Leadsom and Penny Mordaunt, have also sought a meeting with the PM on Wednesday morning to express the same concern. Neither minister has responded to my enquiry.
Also, several MPs have said there is a growing movement for the PM to announce her resignation date imminently. ‘The plates are shifting’, said one. Wednesday will be (ANOTHER) big day, for the PM and the nation.
Robert Peston is ITV’s Political Editor. This article originally appeared on his ITV news blog.
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