New photo Tory splits as Boris insists no-deal Brexit is 'what people voted for'

The bitter infighting comes as Theresa May (pictured in London yesterday) scrambles to save her Brexit plan from what looks like certain defeat in a crunch vote next Tuesday

Tory splits deepened further today as Boris Johnson launched another furious attack on Theresa May's Brexit deal - insisting 'no deal' is what people voted for in the referendum.

The former Foreign Secretary delivered the stinging assault despite more than 20 Conservative MPs urging the PM to rule out crashing out of the EU without an agreement.

Others have joined calls for a Norway-style relationship with the bloc, as the party threatens to tear itself to pieces over the issue.

The bitter infighting comes as Theresa May scrambles to save her Brexit plan from what looks like certain defeat in a crunch vote next Tuesday.

Mrs May is still hoping to get fresh concessions from Brussels over the Irish border 'backstop' that could help her sell the package.

But there appears little hope of a major breakthrough, and as MPs returned to Westminster after the Christmas break she has been warned there is no sign of attitudes changing.

Mr Johnson used his Daily Telegraph column to dismiss 'downright apocalyptic' messages about a Brexit on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms, arguing that people could 'sort fact for nonsense'.

He said: 'They didn't vote for anything like Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement. They voted to come out.

'It is no deal or WTO terms that actually corresponds to their idea of coming out, and they view that option with a confidence that is now directly proportional to the growing strength of the Government's warnings against it.'

A paper written by Tory former Cabinet minister Lord Lilley, along with Labour Leave general secretary Brendan Chilton, also backed a WTO-style Brexit, claiming that concerns raised about the approach were similar to fears about the Millennium Bug.

Their report said: 'It would be rash to predict that 'everything will be all right on the night'.

'Unforeseen problems may arise, and some businesses may fail to prepare for foreseable problems.

'But experience suggests that if one prepares for them, what could have been major problems turn out to be minor.'

It was 'likely to turn out nearer the Millennium Bug than Armageddon', they said.

In preparation for a no-deal Brexit, a major exercise is being carried out in Kent involving more than 100 lorries.

The trial will test out Manston airfield near Ramsgate as a mass HGV holding bay to ease congestion on roads to Channel ports

But 209 MPs from across the Commons have now signed a letter to the Prime Minister urging her to rule out a no-deal Brexit.

The letter was organised by Tory former Cabinet minister Dame Caroline Spelman and Labour's Jack Dromey.

Dame Caroline told BBC Radio 4's Westminster Hour: 'Crashing out of the EU without a deal will cause job losses and bring to an end the renaissance of manufacturing that we've seen in regions like mine in the West Midlands, and both Jack Dromey and I know the human interest and impact of this.'

Boris Johnson dismissed 'downright apocalyptic' messages about a Brexit on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms

All signatories to the letter have been invited to meet the Prime Minister in Downing Street tomorrow.

The meeting is one of a series being organised by Mrs May, who is also hosting drinks receptions for Tory MPs tonight and Wednesday as part of an charm offensive to win support for the Brexit deal. 

Mrs May has warned the UK will be in 'uncharted territory' if the deal is rejected in the vote, expected on January 15.

She told BBC's Andrew Marr Show: 'What we'll be setting out over the next few days is a sort of assurances, is measures in three areas.

'The first is measures that will be specific for Northern Ireland.

'The second is a greater role for parliament as we take these negotiations into the next stage for our future relationship.

'And the third, and we're still working on this, is further assurances from the European Union to address the issues that have been raised.'

Mrs May acknowledged she was 'still working on' getting further assurances from the EU to address concerns about the backstop measure aimed at preventing a hard border with Ireland. 

Mrs May held talks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday and the pair are expected to keep in touch this week as the clock ticks down to the Commons showdown.

Mrs May held talks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker (pictured) on Friday as the Commons showdown looms

However, the DUP's deputy leader, Nigel Dodds, said the Withdrawal Agreement remained 'toxic' as a result of the Irish backstop measure.

'The fundamental problems which make this a bad deal appear not to have changed,' he said.

Eurosceptic Conservative backbencher Sir Bernard Jenkin, chairman of the Commons Constitutional Affairs Committee, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'What would change the chemistry is if the DUP came onside.

'If the DUP were satisfied, that would change the chemistry. But there would still be a hardcore of Conservatives who are probably going to vote against this for a variety of reasons.'

Sir Bernard said it was 'lame' for MPs to sign the letter opposing a no-deal Brexit, after Parliament had voted in favour of holding the 2016 referendum and accepting its outcome and had legislated for withdrawal on March 29.

'Leaving the EU is set in the law,' he said. 'Many of the people who have signed the letter this morning saying they don't want a no-deal Brexit have actually voted through the legislation that means we leave on March 29 with or without a formal Article 50 withdrawal agreement.'

Sir Bernard played down the likely impact of a no-deal Brexit, but acknowledged: 'There are sectors that will have difficulty in transitioning to the new arrangements, if it happens suddenly.' 

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