The Mirror understands that she worked on the proposals with ERG members including Michael Tomlinson, a former deputy chair of the group who has been tipped as a future campaign manager. Ms Mordaunt, who is the only cabinet minister to fail to publicly back the PM's Brexit deal, is expected to set out more detail of her own plan to pursue a free trade agreement. (Image: PA)Remainer Amber Rudd said she should “forge a consensus” across party lines, reaching a soft Brexit consensus, while foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt claimed the UK would “flourish and prosper” after a no deal Brexit. The party’s elections guru Andrew Gwynne MP said it would try to force a Brexit vote before Christmas but said Labour would not try to oust the PM until this had had taken place. Deputy leader Tom Watson and shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer are among those backing swift action, while those backing Jeremy Corbyn's more cautious approach include shadow chancellor John McDonnell and shadow education secretary Angela Rayner.

Source: Daily Mirror December 16, 2018 22:30 UTC