Theresa May had to personally persuade the rebels she would accommodate concerns

Leading pro-European Tory rebels today angrily accused government Brexiteers of forcing Theresa May to go back on her word that Parliament should have a meaningful vote on a no-deal Brexit.

In a forthright attack the former Conservative minister Stephen Hammond said plans for a compromise had been “hijacked” at the last minute.

Meanwhile the former attorney general Dominic Grieve said he would resume talks with the government today in an attempt to find a compromise and prevent another rebellion when the Withdrawal bill returns to Parliament next week.

After two days of talks ministers said they would not accept demands from more than a dozen rebels that parliament should be able to influence the direction of Brexit in a case of no deal. Instead,