Tories facing defeat after May’s Brexit, warns Davis

CALL David Davis DAVID Davis has warned Tory MPs the party faces “dire” electoral consequences if they stick to Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

The former Brexit Secretary said in a letter it was in the national interest to “immediately” reset Britain’s negotiating strategy.

He said the Government will have delivered none of the promised benefits of Brexit, “with the country reduced to being a ruletaker from Brussels”.

Some 40 Brexiteer Tory MPs are set to refuse to back her plan, with ex-minister Steve Baker claiming this figure is 80.

Mrs May could need Labour support to get though any Brexit deal.

She reportedly hopes to break the Irish border deadlock by keeping the EU’s customs rules beyond December 2020, when the transition period ends.

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt fuelled speculation over a leadership challenge by failing to back the Chequers Brexit plan.

■ Cigarette packs will have graphic Australian labels including bleeding brains after a no-deal because the EU owns copyright to the current, milder images.