In a damning indictment of the Tory party, Chris Wilkins has insisted the Brexit Party’s rise has struck “fear” in Tory MPs. Speaking on BBC Newsnight, Mr Wilkins, who served as an aide to Mrs May between 2016-17, referenced the Brexit Party’s rise in the polls as major threat to the Tories. Such has been the fear among MPs in the party that Mr Wilkins also claimed Boris Johnson is seen as the only leader who can take on Farage.

Mr Wilkins said: “The rise of the Brexit Party has made all Tory MPs fearful of what may happen.

“Ultimately MPs are driven by one thing which is their own seat.

“Boris Johnson has instant name recognition.

“He’s also the kind of person that has the kind of credentials to go up against the Brexit Party from day one.”

Yesterday, talks between Labour and the Tories failed to come to a compromise after weeks of negotiations.

On the ending of the talks between the two parties, Jeremy Corbyn admitted that discussions “had gone as far as they can”.

Mr Corbyn also blamed the Tories for the Government’s “increasing weakness and instability”.

Speaking following the announcement, Mrs May said: “There have been areas where we have been able to find common ground, but other issues have proved to be more difficult.

“In particular, we haven’t been able to overcome the fact that there isn’t a common position in Labour about whether they want to deliver Brexit or hold a second referendum to reverse it.”

The failure of the talks now presents Mrs May with the strong possibility she will once again lose the vote on her Brexit deal at the beginning of June.

Reports have also stated the Prime Minister will now consider setting out a series of indicative votes to MPs next week.

Away from the vote on Mrs May’s deal, Boris Johnson has announced he will run for the Tory leadership following the Prime Minister’s announcement that she will soon set out her departure timetable.

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