i'm sure it's one that theresa may would not agree to, but if penny morduant is saying things like thatere are also esther mcvey, the work and pensions secretary, and again, a eurosceptic who has a cabinet voiced concerns about the direction she thought this was all going in, and the other thing that has been happening is all sorts of rumours about the triggering of a leadership contest. we have heard this for months, probably years. the mechanism is that 48 conservative mps would have to put a letter in to one of the conservative party grandees, and once that happens, it triggers a no—confidence vote in the prime minister, and which all conservative mps would take part in. if we she we re mps would take part in. if we she were to win that, she is safe for a year, they can't challenge again, but if she were to lose, then a leadership contest would be challenged. up until now, various mps said they had or had put in these letters, but yesterday jacob rees—mogg, a leading brexiteer, he said that up until now he is very much felt it is not about the person, it is about the polity, and he's

penny morduant, esther mcvey and andrea leadsom, all of them are on a resignation watch list tonight. if they are expecting it, they must surely realise that major changes to what is on the table are not likely. and we think back to what happened with chequers, and a similar scenario, they went into this meeting, they were locked m, into this meeting, they were locked in, they were told to what the prime minister, told to listen to what the prime minister had to say, and they had to suck it up or walk away, this isa similar had to suck it up or walk away, this is a similar scenario. if they can't change her mind, the alternative is that they will have to walk. the only person in hearing anything from sa nta pa u la only person in hearing anything from santa paula of tobbe lannemar concerning is from the scottish secretary, david mandel, who a p pa re ntly secretary, david mandel, who apparently has been —— the only thing i'm hearing anything even slightly concerning from is the scottish secretary, david mandel, saying that it will be playing into the snp's hansford at the call for a s