Theresa May issues warning to Tory rebels not to defy ‘will of the people’ on Brexit

And she will simply not let that happen – as she is absolutely determined to deliver what she promised to the British people – after the vote to leave the EU last June.

Mrs May appeared to lay into Brexit Secretary Davis Davis after his comments that EU membership would provide the same deal as the new deal being carved out for the UK.

But the Prime Minister fired back through a spokesperson saying that she would be seeking the “best possible deal”.

The pressure on Mrs May to deliver a good plan for the UK is piling up after Labour said on Monday that it will not support any withdrawal plan that doesn’t give the country the same benefits of EU membership.

Downing Street confirmed that Mrs May is due to launch talks on the withdrawal on Wednesday.

Adding that any planned proposals by ministers to get rid of any EU legislation will also be subject to a “sunset clause.”

The Government may need to grapple with at least 12 pieces of legislation to prevent difficulties after March 29.

Another 5,000 pieces of secondary legislation will also need to be addressed and ministers will be faced with the daunting task of deciding what laws to keep and which ones to ditch.

There are so many political and legal issues for the prime minister to deal with that ministers fear that she could be bogged down in it for years, delaying Brexit further.