The Conservative Brexiteer claimed he had not been briefed on the exchanges between Mr Johnson and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. But Mr Evans was confident a Brexit deal would still be possible and by the October 31 deadline. He told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme: “I believe it is three-dimensional poker and we’re playing very high-risk stakes here. But at the end of the day, I think there’s a realisation by the European Union that Boris Johnson, completely different to Theresa May, is prepared to leave the European Union on October 31, unlike the March 29 deadline which was movable.”

The Tory MP claimed it was important Labour Brexiteers came onboard with the Prime Minister and voted in favour of any deal Boris Johnson may present to the Commons on Saturday, October 19, when Parliament will sit for an emergency session.

He said: “The important thing for us on super Saturday is that if the deal is put before the House of Commons, there are two important details here.

“One is the ERG and the other is Sarah Champion and Caroline Flint in the Labour Party.

“If they support it on super Saturday, we’ve got a chance.”

He added: “I think it is very difficult to get it through without the DUP, but we have seen a shift from the DUP already.

“And if the DUP are in favour of it, it’d be very difficult for the ERG to go against.”

Boris Johnson and Irish premier Leo Varadkar last night declared they could see a “pathway to a deal” for the UK to leave the EU at the end of the month.

The two leaders held a “constructive” emergency summit at a country manor near Liverpool yesterday to try to salvage the Brexit negotiations. 

In a joint statement released after more than two hours of intense talks, the two leaders admitted “challenges” remained over how to avoid customs checks at the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic but agreed to “reflect” on the way forward. 

And Mr Varadkar insisted that, while differences over the Irish border row still needed to be resolved, he thought a “treaty” could be signed in time to allow the UK to quit the EU on October 31.

The statement said: “The Prime Minister and [Irish premier] have had a detailed and constructive discussion.

“Both continue to believe that a deal is in everybody’s interest. They agreed that they could see a pathway to a possible deal.

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“Their discussion concentrated on the challenges of customs and consent.

“They also discussed the potential to strengthen bilateral relations, including on Northern Ireland.

“They agreed to reflect further on their discussions and that officials would continue to engage intensively on them.”

The statement said Mr Vardakar would brief the EU’s negotiating team on their discussions while Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay will meet Brussels diplomat Michel Barnier this morning.

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