The former education secretary wants the Government to rule out a no-deal Brexit and she, along with a number of other MPs including former business minister Nick Boles, want MPs to play a bigger role in what happens next.

She said: “I can’t believe that any responsible government or former minister would want to put the people of this country through that.

“So if we say that is not an option then how are we going to make sure that is not an option and then how are we going to get to an agreement and a deal with the EU which means we can all move forward after Brexit.”

Mr Boles is due to bring forward a draft bill today which would give Theresa May three weeks to come up with a new Brexit deal if she is defeated this evening.

If she is unable to Parliament would then take over.

Mrs Morgan said: “We are here because two and a half years after the referendum the Government has still not built a consensus in the House of Commons amongst MPs to get its deal approved and because the no deal possibility has risen much more sharply.

“That’s why we have put this forward. Actually the bill that Nick is going to be presenting today allows the Government more time after what we think is going to be a defeat today to see whether they can still get a deal and get that approved by the House of Commons.

“But yes, in parallel with that, a committee of MPs would be looking to see whether a consensus could be built and that would then go back to the House of Commons.”