May wants Parliament to rule out no deal Brexit, former minister claims
A senior Labour MP leading a backbench effort to rule out a no-deal Brexit has argued that much of the government, including Theresa May, privately want this to happen, and are relying on parliament to take action.
At the start of a political week in the prime minister is likely to rule out any cross-party efforts to push ahead with a variation of her rejected Brexit plan, Yvette Cooper said it was time for MPs to act.
Cooper, who chairs the home affairs select committee, is to table an amendment to a government motion on Monday which would seek to extend article 50 if a no deal departure on 29 March was looking likely.
Other backbench proposals from MPs, such as the Tories Nick Boles and Dominic Grieve, could lead to indicative votes being held in the Commons to s...