Pro-EU campaign ‘held talks with 3 ministers’

THREE of Theresa May’s ministers have had talks with an anti-Brexit campaign group pushing for a second referendum, it was claimed last night.

It is understood that Best for Britain has been speaking to at least three Remain-supporting ministers. The news came after justice minister Phillip Lee yesterday became the first member of the Government to resign over Mrs May’s Brexit policy.

Tory sources believe other junior ministers are considering quitting as part of a coordinated plot against the Prime Minister.

Best for Britain, which is funded by billionaire financier George Soros, said it was ‘working timelessly’ to secure a second referendum – including targeting ministers it believed were sympathetic.

Sources close to Dr Lee told the Daily Telegraph that his resignation had been a ‘warning shot’ and that more resignations could follow.

Best for Britain told the newspaper it had spoken to Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt, business minister Richard Harrington and Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara.

It said it had also spoken to Rachel Maclean, parliamentary private secretary to Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary.

The MPs denied the talks had taken place. Best for Britain wants MPs to vote down the PM’s deal in October.