The Arch-Eurosceptic condemned his colleagues including Dominic Grieve, Ken Clarke, Sir Oliver Letwin and Justine Greening, stating they risked burying themselves and the Conservatives by supporting the motion giving backbenchers control of the House of Commons business. The cross-party motion, which would have seriously impeded a key negotiating tool which the bloc, was narrowly defeated yesterday by 309 to 298 – a majority of 11. Mr Bridgen said: “The Conservative Parliamentary Party is such a broad church that some of my colleagues appear to be no longer in the church.

“They are outside in the graveyard and seem intent on burying themselves and our Party.”

Mr Grieve who has been a constant thorn in Britain’s exit from the EU and has threatened to bring down the Government and resign the Whip unless a deal is agreed with Brussels.

The Remainer told the Commons if the next Prime Minister was “intent on taking us out of the EU with no deal, the only way of stopping that Prime Minister will be to bring down their government”.

He added: “I have to say here and now that I will not hesitate to do that, if that is attempted, even if it ​means resigning the Whip and leaving the party.”

Mr Grieve has also risked deselection from his local party due to his actions and, ahead of another meeting with members on Friday, the chairman of the Beaconsfield association has condemned his behaviour.

Jackson Ng said: “This is not what the majority of our local members, activists and supporters want to hear/see.

“I don’t believe we can ever forgive Dominic if this actually happens.”

However, Mr Grieve later stated he hoped to continue to stand as a Conservative in the next General election.

He told Sky News: “I certainly hope that I am standing at the next election and I am standing as a Conservative.

“I have no desire to go anywhere else.”

Following the result of today’s first ballot, if looks highly likely Boris Johnson will be the man to lead the party in the next election.

Mr Johnson has secured an overwhelming victory insisted there was a “long way to go” before he can claim the keys to Number 10.

The former foreign secretary received 114 votes from Tory MPs in the opening round of the leadership battle.

Three candidates – Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey – were eliminated from the race, leaving seven MPs still in the running.

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