Conservatives split over pre-Christmas election instead of passing the Brexit Bill

But hardline cabinet Brexiteers led by the Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg are said to be urging the prime minister to abandon the Bill and instead hold an election before Christmas.

A senior MP told Sky News that at a meeting between Mr Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn just before Prime Minister's Questions Mr Cummings threw his hands up in the air and told the PM to stop when he asked Mr Corbyn how long Labour wanted for the Bill's committee stage. Some senior Tory MPs have also told Sky News they are opposed to an early election and there are claims that Conservative backbenchers are split 50-50 on an early poll or ratifying the prime minister's deal.

But Mr Rees-Mogg is said to be worried that the 19 Labour rebels who backed the Bill in the second reading vote this week will decide to support amendments during its committee stage, on issues like customs, a second referendum or blocking no-deal.

When aren't they split.

billpostmus How do they think they're going to get an election and if it's so easy why didn;t they do it before. Yeah I know the FTPA and the 1 line Bill and the VoNC etc.... Anything else

They an attach it to an extension Only the traitor Tory's would not want this

jayr1972 and BaggsyB - there’s also an argument that the PLP will not want a GE before the EHRC report on anti-semitism due in January

It's not up to them. Thanks to the LibDems' excellent FTPA

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