Ministers preparing for early general election after Tory MP quits over Brexit

Ministers are preparing for an early general election after Theresa May saw the first Conservative MP resign in protest at her handling of Brexit.
The prospect of the Prime Minister being forced to call a national vote in order to be able to deliver Brexit is now being “openly discussed” by Government ministers, senior sources said.
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