Theresa May is expected to address the British public with a Brexit update on Tuesday afternoon, regarding another House of Commons vote on her withdrawal agreement. Speaking on BBC’s Politics live, Brexit supporter and radio host Julia Hartley-Brewer warned the Prime Minister about what would happen if she promised a confirmatory second referendum to try to get her deal through the Commons. She said: “If that condition was attached, I think the men in grey suits wouldn’t be meekly wandering into Number 10.

“I think they would be running in, dragging her physically out, putting her in a removal van.”

The talkRADIO host was asked whether the Prime Minister would suffer a bigger defeat on her Brexit bill than on previous occasions and whether reports surrounding movement on a customs agreement and workers rights protections might be able to secure the support of more Labour Party MPs.

Ms Hartley-Brewer replied: “It might be able to attract more Labour MPs, but for every Labour MP she attracts, she is probably going to lose a Conservative.

“Bearing in mind, her meaningful votes, one, two and three, of course, rather different to this vote. She got more and more support.

“But, only as we approached that deadline of March 29. Now that’s gone, an awful lot of the MPs, the die-hard eurosceptics, who basically said ‘oh alright, I will hold my nose and I will vote’ last time around. Those people are not going to vote for it this time around.”

I think they would be running in, dragging her physically out, putting her in a removal van

Julia Hartley-Brewer

The speech title, ‘A new Brexit deal – seeking common ground in Parliament’, has been leaked to the press.

The Prime Minister held a three-hour Cabinet meeting on Tuesday and will make a statement at on the deal at 4pm.

Mrs May told the Cabinet: “The Withdrawal Agreement Bill is the vehicle which gets the UK out of the EU and it is vital to find a way to get it over the line.”

Following the meeting, Mrs May’s spokesman said: “The discussions included alternative arrangements, workers’ rights, environmental protections and further assurances on protecting the integrity of the UK in the unlikely event that the backstop is required.”

He added the talks covered the “whole range of topics” related to the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, including customs arrangements and calls for a second referendum.

The statement comes just days before Thursday’s European elections, with the Brexit Party soaring in the polls and the Conservative Party tumbling to fifth place.

The Prime Minister has also accepted demands from the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee to set out the date for her departure after the fourth vote on her Brexit deal expected at the first week of June.

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