Theresa May ‘TOAST’ as Gove REJECTS job and 48 letters set to hit 1922 committee!

Theresa May is continuing to promote her Brexit withdrawal deal, as cabinet minister Michael Gove is ready to quit over the fiasco and submit a letter of no confidence to the 1922 committee.

BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said she understood Mr Gove had rejected the PM’s offer to make him Brexit secretary after she refused to allow him to try and renegotiate.

Theresa May was on LBC this morning where she faced a barrage of criticism but maintains she believes this proposal was “truly the best deal for Britain”.

But she is facing stiff opposition from across the political divide with one of her own backbenchers, Mark Francois, warning that it was “dead on arrival” and would never get the backing of MPs.

The government unveiled its long-awaited draft withdrawal agreement on Wednesday, which sets out the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU, over 585 pages.

Answering callers’ questions about the plan on LBC radio, she said her job was to persuade MPs from all parties that the agreement was in their constituents’ interests.

Asked whether she still had the support of the Democratic Unionists, on whom she relies upon for her Commons majority, she said she was “still working with” Arlene Foster’s party.

Previous Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has now also submitted his letter to the 1922 committee and one backbencher was overheard to remark that May is ‘Toast’!

Former Brexit Secretary David David told BBC Radio 4 this morning: “The European Union has spun this out deliberately to try to use time against us. But European negotiations are never over until they’re concluded.”

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