Former British Foreign Secretary calls for Cabinet rebellion

DAILY MAIL,12 NOVEMBER 2018 - Boris Johnson claims that Theresa May is on the brink of ‘total surrender’ to the EU and has urged the Cabinet to mutiny against her Brexit deal. The stinging attack comes ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, with Johnson saying that Mrs May’s plan would reduce the UK to the status of a colony.

The former foreign secretary added that under the PM’S plans for a backstop customs deal with the EU, aimed at preventing a hard border in Northern Ireland, the UK would ‘remain in captivity’. That move fired speculation that more ministers who backed Remain in the referendum campaign could also quit.

Pro-brexit Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom added to Tory tensions by insisting the UK could not be ‘trapped’ in a backstop agreement without the ability to leave at a time of its choosing.

Hope of getting the Cabinet to sign off on Brexit proposals on Tuesday appeared to be rapidly receding, as it was reported the EU had rejected London’s plans for an independent arbitration clause that could allow the UK to quit a backstop deal on the Northern Ireland border.

It was a damaging day for Mrs May and her Brexit proposal. Earlier, the DUP and Tory Eurosceptic backbenchers issued a joint threat to vote down the premier’s blueprint if it does come to

Pro-brexit Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom added to Tory tensions by insisting the UK could not be ‘trapped’ in a backstop agreement without the ability to leave at a time of its choosing

Parliament. To make matters worse, four more Remainer ministers are said to be on the brink of quitting, after Boris Johnson’s brother Jo walked out demanding another referendum to reverse the whole process.