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Theresa May has insisted she will still be in her job in two weeks time.

The Prime Minister downplayed speculation that she might resign if she loses a key Brexit vote.

She has less than ten days to convince MPs to vote for her deal in parliament.

"I will still have a job in two weeks' time," May said in an interview with ITV television when asked if she would quit if she lost the vote.

"My job is making sure that we do what the public asked us to: we leave the EU but we do it in a way that's good for them."

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May also said there would be no changes to the Brexit plan she has hammered out with other EU leaders.

Mrs May did not explain what would happen to her if her deal fails, instead saying: "I've got a duty as Prime Minister to deliver on what people voted for."

She also reiterated that it is her deal or no deal, telling the programme: "The message has been very clear: this is the deal."

Asked if she was "knackered" after a busy schedule trying to convince the public of the benefits of her deal, Mrs May said: "It's a tough time, it's a difficult time ... an awful lot of work has had to go into this.

"But I always think the key thing is just keep focused on what the end point is. The end point is getting a good deal through for the UK and delivering on what people voted for.

"That is what drives me."

Pressed on whether she would resign if the Commons rejected her Brexit deal next week, Mrs May said: "I'm focusing on, you know, getting that vote, and getting the vote over the line.

"Because this is, as I say, it's an important moment in our history.

"This is not a, sort of 'oh, well, it's just any old vote'. Actually, this is about delivering for what people voted for when they voted in that referendum to leave the EU.

"I think that's important for us as politicians to remember that."

Referring to calls for a new referendum, the PM said: "People are talking about a second vote when we haven't even delivered on the first vote.

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Theresa May has told Tory MPs to "hold their nerve" and back her Brexit deal.

She said: "This is not a, sort of 'oh, well, it's just any old vote'. Actually, this is about delivering for what people voted for when they voted in that referendum to leave the EU.

"I think that's important for us as politicians to remember that."

Mrs May will give a statement on the G20 summit to the Commons today where she will come under fresh pressure from Tory and opposition MPs over her Brexit plan.

The Government’s top law officer, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC, also faces MPs as he outlines legal advice given to ministers over EU withdrawal.

Ministers have been accused of ignoring the will of the House after saying they will publish only a "full reasoned political statement" on the legal position concerning the Withdrawal Agreement.

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The Government is to publish a command paper on the legal advice on the Brexit deal, the Prime Minister's official spokesman said.

Asked whether this would contain the full legal advice given to the Government by Mr Cox, the spokesman said: "It is a full-reasoned position statement as David Lidington set out in the House a few weeks ago."

Home Secretary Sajid Javid rejected suggestions the PM could pull the vote on December 11 because of mounting opposition.

It comes after the PM’s chief Brexit adviser warned her there was no legal “guarantee” Britain would be able to quit the Northern Ireland backstop, potentially leaving the UK trapped in a customs union with the EU.

In a letter, Olly Robbins said: “We should not forget that the backstop world, even with a UK-EU customs union, is a bad outcome with regulatory controls needed somewhere between GB and NI, serious and visible frictions and process between GB and the EU, and no security co-operation provided for.”

Mr Robbins will be quizzed by MPs on the Commons Brexit Select Committee alongside Stephen Barclay, the new Brexit Secretary.