Remaining where they are The staunch refuseniks

Dominic Grieve

The leading Tory rebel has led Parliament attempts to stop no deal and try to delay Brexit. Mr Grieve has been an MP since 1997 and served as Attorney General and a Privy Councillor in the Coalition Government.

The former barrister lost the Tory party whip as one of the 21 rebels. He said he was not even informed of the news by the Chief Whip. He backs a second referendum and said: “If he [Boris Johnson] wants my support on Saturday, he ought to do what I think is essential in view of the nature of this deal, which is put it back to the electorate and get confirmation that is what they want.”

Philip Hammond

The former Chancellor became one of the leaders of the so-called “Rebel Alliance” in Parliament after Boris Johnson came into Downing Street. Mr Hammond also lost the party whip last month.

He is an outspoken critic of the Government over Brexit. Last night he suggested he will vote against the deal: “I haven’t come this far seeking to avoid no deal in 2019 to be duped into voting for a heavily camouflaged no deal at the end of 2020.” He added: “But I am not a lost cause”, suggesting he would only back it if Mr Johnson promised to delay Brexit to avoid a no deal on Oct 31.

Guto Bebb

Elected to parliament in 2010 as the MP for Aberconwy, Mr Bebb was previously a minister for Wales and a Government whip, before becoming a defence minister under Theresa May. Mr Bebb campaigned to have the 2016 EU referendum, but supported the option of “Remain and reform”.

Mr Bebb also lost the Conservative party whip last month as one of the 21 Tory rebels who tried to block no deal. Mr Bebb backs a second referendum and said that he will only support Mr Johnson’s deal if it is later put to a “confirmatory” public vote.

Sam Gyimah

Mr Gyimah ran against Mr Johnson in the Tory leadership contest, then lost the Tory whip and joined the Liberal Democrats.

An MP since 2010, Mr Gyimah is an advocate of a second referendum and is expected to vote against Mr Johnson’s deal. In 2018 he resigned from Theresa May’s government in protest over her Withdrawal Agreement, saying it was not in the “British national interest” and that voting for it would “set ourselves up for failure” by surrendering “our voice, our vote and our veto”. At the time he urged Mrs May not to not rule out a second referendum.