Despite the standoff, Mr Johnson suggested at Cabinet this afternoon that he still hoped the DUP could be won over. If there is not a deal then the PM could ask MPs to vote for a No Deal Brexit - a vote he would almost certainly lose. Mr Gauke, one of 21 former Tory rebels Mr Johnson needs to win back, said he and his colleagues would only back a deal if Mr Johnson agreed to ask for more time. What happens if Boris Johnson does agree a Brexit deal today? Mr Johnson has already tried twice to go to the country early but was thwarted by anti-No Deal MPs.

Source: Daily Mail October 16, 2019 07:03 UTC