"Many Photos" - Tory chiefs 'warn May that Jeremy Corbyn would end up as PM' if she calls a snap election

Tory chiefs are said to have warned Theresa May that Jeremy Corbyn would end up as PM if she calls a snap general election. 

Some Cabinet ministers are understood to be braced for an election 'sooner rather than later' as the political crisis over Brexit gathers pace.

But internal Conservative polling is said to suggest that the party could lose its grip on power if there was a poll now - with Labour instead best placed to head up a 'rainbow coalition' with the SNP and Lib Dems.  

Senior figures have also voiced alarm that the Tories are totally unprepared for a contest, with no up-to-date voting register, activists badly demoralised, and a backlash from middle-class Remainers putting heartlands at risk, according to the Sun. 

Tory chiefs are said to have warned Theresa May that Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) would end up as PM if she calls a snap general election

Tory bosses are on high alert for Theresa May (pictured in Downing Street this week) to call the vote if she cannot get her Brexit deal through Parliament at a second attempt. Boris Johnson (pictured right in Downing Street today) is among those jockeying to take over from Mrs May

Mrs May's 2017 snap election campaign was branded the worst ever waged by the party, and saw her stripped of her majority after losing a 20-point lead.

The PM has repeatedly ruled out calling another snap election, and many Tory MPs fear they could lose their seats if she is still in charge when one happens - with Boris Johnson among those jockeying to take over. 

But others are becoming convinced an election is preferable to another EU referendum.

One Cabinet source told MailOnine: ‘It’s hard to see how this goes on much longer even if the deal eventually goes through.

‘The question is going to be whether she leads us into it.’

A Tory former minister said they believed an election was looking increasingly likely.

They suggested it could be attractive for Mrs May because winning a national vote would 'banish the demons' of her dire performance in 2017. 

According to analysis by centre-right think-tank Onward, 40 of the 317 seats the Tories won in that election are held by a margin of 5 per cent or smaller.

There are 20 seats where the Conservatives have a margin of under 2.5 per cent.

Nine Tory MPs won with a majority smaller than 1 per cent.

Mr Corbyn needs to win 30 more seats for Labour to become the largest party in a hung Parliament.

The revelations, in The Daily Telegraph, comes after William Hague predicted the Brexit chaos could force No10 to call another election in weeks. 

The former Tory leader made the claim in a briefing for businessmen in the City of London in the aftermath of the crushing defeat for Mrs May's Brexit plans.

Lord Hague correctly predicted the last snap election in 2017 and warned the chances of another are currently being 'underplayed'.

Calling a snap election is one idea being considered by some Cabinet ministers in the aftermath of the record-breaking 432 to 202 defeat on Tuesday night.

In a briefing with Citigroup clients, Lord Hague said 'the media are underplaying the chances of a general election in the coming weeks', one person at the meeting told the Financial Times.

A minister told the paper: 'William is right: chaos will eventually lead to a general election.'

Calling an election would mean giving in to demands from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn there needs to be another vote.

Mrs May would need to get the support of two thirds of MPs to call an election again - the same process she used in April 2017.

A series of amendment have been tabled ahead of the next round of showdown votes in the Commons as Parliament wrestles with the Government for control of Brexit 

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