Philip Hammond has been deselected as a Conservative candidate by his local association after losing the party whip in Parliament.

The former Chancellor was one of 21 Tories to have the whip removed on Tuesday after defying orders and backing a plan to give MPs the power to pass a law blocking a no-deal Brexit.

Mr Hammond was only reselected as the Conservative candidate for Runnymede and Weybridge in Surrey on Monday, with the local association emailing members to confirm the move.

Fewer than 48 hours later and the association u-turned after Mr Hammond was kicked out of the party on the orders of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Telegraph understands Mr Hammond was not made aware of the decision to oust him as a candidate, which was taken after a conversation between Conservative Campaign HQ and the Runnymede association on Wednesday morning.

The email sent to local members read: "Last night Philip Hammond had the Conservative Whip removed by the Chief Whip.

"This means that he is no longer a Conservative MP and will not be eligible to stand as the Conservative candidate for Runnymede and Weybridge.

"A new Conservative candidate will be selected by the membership in due course."