The Sky News host argued the Tories may not be bound by their manifesto pledges on Brexit as the party did not win an outright majority at the last general election. The claim caused the prompt reaction of Brexiteer Chloe Westley who pointed out the Lib Dems were still blamed for the tuition fees election promise they broke in 2010 even though they did not win the election. She said: “Well, how did that work out for the Lib Dems with the tuition fees? People still blame them for breaking that promise because it was a huge promise.

“And as well, Labour committed to a harder Brexit. They didn’t say anything about the customs union.

”But they did commit to leaving the single market because they knew there were a lot of Labour Leave voters they needed to win over.”

Mr Boulton responded: “But there are a lot of things in a manifesto. I do think this is cherry picking in the end.

“Because you know for example the manifesto promises on social care they were abandoned actually during the election campaign.”

As Ms Westley pointed out delivering Brexit was the “main promise” made by both political parties, Mr Boulton snapped: “To you, they are, not to everyone else.

But you don’t think that Brexit was a huge point of the election and people feel very passionate about it?

Chloe Westley

“Everyone else may actually be more concerned about the performance of the economy or the union or whatever.”

To which the Brexiteer delivered a witty response putting Adam Boulton’s on the spot. 

She said: “But you don’t think that Brexit was a huge point of the election and people feel very passionate about it?”

It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May will make a personal plea to French President Emmanuel Macron today not to block her request for a further delay to Brexit.

The Prime Minister is to meet President Macron in Paris following concerns he could veto a proposed extension to the EU’s Article 50 departure process unless Britain signs up to a string of binding commitments.

Mrs May will also hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin to try to firm up support for her request to delay Brexit until June 30.

President Macron is understood to be ready to take a hard line against the UK at an EU summit to discuss the delay request in Brussels tomorrow because of his claims that the Brexit deadlock is destabilising the EU.

A diplomatic source said Mrs May wanted to reassure President Macron that her Government is making progress in her quest for a cross-party Brexit consensus.

“She wants to get in front of him and set out why we are asking for this extension,” the source said.

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