Andrea Leadsom cracked jokes in today's Cabinet meeting during 'good natured' talks that saw Brexiteers back off from quitting today.
The Commons leader quipped she did not like pizza during the two and a half hour meeting - a joke about the secret meetings she convened of Brexiteers ahead of earlier Cabinet meetings.
Theresa May briefed her ministers on the final days of the negotiations taking place this week to hammer out the shape of the future UK-EU partnership.
Ministers did not discuss the details of the divorce deal signed off at an acrimonious five-hour meeting last week.
New Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay updated ministers on the latest preparations for deal or no deal before Mrs May led talks on the remaining issues with Brussels.
She will fly to Brussels tomorrow afternoon to meet EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker before a summit of EU leaders on Sunday.
Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom (pictured leaving Cabinet today) is still thought to be mulling her position - but the threat seems to have receded
New Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay (left leaving No 10 today) briefed the Cabinet on preparations for exit while Amber Rudd (right leaving today) was also seen after her return to the top table
Following the Cabinet meeting, Justice Secretary David Gauke joked that it had been 'tense', but later described the mood as 'good'.
The Justice Secretary apologised for arriving late to an event in central London on the rehabilitation of ex-offenders, explaining that he had come directly from the weekly meeting.
He said it 'certainly gives me an understanding of incarceration in tense conditions'.
Asked if there was still a feeling among any Cabinet members that Mrs May's withdrawal plan for Brexit could be re-negotiated, he said: 'It's not about re-opening the withdrawal agreement, it's about pursuing some of the options that we have.'
Mrs Leadsom told the Cabinet 'Prime Minister I don't even like pizza', the Telegraph said.
Allies of the PM have suggested the issue could be brought back to Parliament for a second time in an effort to force the package through.
In a glimmer of light for Mrs May, the Eurosceptic plot to oust her has descended into chaos as Brexiteers fight among themselves over tactics.
The Prime Minister appears to have staved off an immediate threat to her leadership after the number of confirmed Tory no-confidence letters stalled at 26 - well short of the 48 needed to trigger a full vote.
The failure to reach the key threshold, days after Jacob Rees-Mogg declared an all-out attack on Mrs May's Brexit deal, sparked bitter recriminations.
Following the Cabinet meeting, Justice Secretary David Gauke (pictured leaving today's Cabinet meeting) joked that it had been 'tense', but later described the mood as 'good'
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson (right) and Health Secretary Matt Hancock (left today) also took part in the 'good natured' Cabinet' today
One senior MP who has submitted a letter jibed: 'Where are these great titans of Brexit? The answer is, they've bottled it.'
Eurosceptics including Mr Rees-Mogg and David Davis tried to get on the front foot again today by holding a press conference pushing for a looserCanada-style relationship with the EU.
But Mr Rees-Mogg humiliatingly had to admit the coup appeared to be failing - conceding that it all looked a but 'Dad's Army'.
One of the problems facing the group is the lack of an obvious successor to Mrs May outside the Cabinet.
Boris Johnson has made little secret of his ambitions - but Mr Davis, Dominic Raab are unlikely to clear the way for him.
Plans for five Eurosceptic Cabinet ministers to issue an ultimatum to Mrs May over her Brexit deal this week also fizzled out, amid divisions over tactics.
Trade Secretary Liam Fox penned an article in support of the PM, while Michael Gove also said he backed her, and Chris Grayling is thought to be on board.
Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom and Aid Secretary Penny Mordaunt are still thought to be mulling their positions - but the threat seems to have receded.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell also issued a thinly veiled threat that he could go if the PM bows to EU demands on fishing rights.
Downing Street said Cabinet had a two-and-a-half hour discussion on Brexit, but there was no significant dissent.
New Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay updated ministers on preparations for deal and no deal scenarios, and they talked about the future trade package being thrashed out in Brussels.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (left) and Treasury minister Liz Truss (right) were also at Cabinet today
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