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Theresa May will use a last-ditch speech to claim Brexit is MORE likely to be blocked than proceed with No Deal - if MPs vote down her pact.

In a desperate plea, the Tory leader will try and rein in Brexit-backing Tories less than 36 hours before facing the biggest defeat since WW2.

She will then give a statement to Parliament at 3.30pm on Monday where she is expected to outline last-minute assurances from the EU.

Brexiteers believe that by blocking the deal in a Commons vote on Tuesday night, they could enable a No Deal Brexit on March 29.

But MPs have warned they will use House of Commons procedure to try and stop that from happening.

Now Mrs May will use that as a warning in a last-ditch speech in Leave-backing Stoke-On-Trent on Monday.

According to Downing Street, she will say that, "based on the evidence of the last week, she now believes that MPs blocking Brexit is a more likely outcome than leaving with no deal."

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“As we have seen over the last few weeks, there are some in Westminster who would wish to delay or even stop Brexit and who will use every device available to them to do so," the Prime Minister will say.

She will add: "I ask MPs to consider the consequences of their actions on the faith of the British people in our democracy.

“What if we found ourselves in a situation where Parliament tried to take the UK out of the EU in opposition to a remain vote?

“People’s faith in the democratic process and their politicians would suffer catastrophic harm.

“We all have a duty to implement the result of the referendum.”

Key points from UK's 611-page Brexit deal with EU The Brexit deal agreed by Theresa May and the EU covers two areas: the Withdrawal Agreement, covering the UK's exit from the EU, and the Political Declaration on a Future Framework, which sets out the relationship with the EU after Britain leaves. Key details on the Brexit deal include: 1. The Withdrawal Agreement The transition period can be extended until 2022 - after the next election

Goods face being checked between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK

A 'backstop' could extend EU customs rules UK-wide - and we'd need Brussels' permission to quit

European courts will still have a big hold on the UK 2. The Future Framework "Comprehensive arrangements that will create a free trade area" - not exactly the "frictionless trade" hoped for

Possible EU access to British fishing waters

We would remain tied to European courts

We'd respect human rights laws

Visas needed for long term trips to the EU

It has built in vagueness - kicking the can down the road for further negotiations Read about the deal in more depth here.

And she is expected to say: "In June 2016, the British people were asked by MPs to take a decision: should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or should it leave.

“In that campaign, both sides disagreed on many things, but on one thing they were united: what the British people decided, the politicians would implement.

“In the run-up to the vote, the Government sent a leaflet to every household making the case for remain. It stated very clearly: ‘This is your decision. The Government will implement what you decide.’

“Those were the terms on which people cast their votes. If a majority had backed remain, the UK would have continued as an EU member state.

“No doubt the disagreements would have continued too, but the vast majority of people would have had no truck with an argument that we should leave the EU in spite of a vote to remain or that we should return to the question in another referendum.

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“On the rare occasions when Parliament puts a question to the British people directly we have always understood that their response carries a profound significance.

“When the people of Wales voted by a margin of 0.3%, on a turnout of just over 50%, to endorse the creation of the Welsh Assembly, that result was accepted by both sides and the popular legitimacy of that institution has never seriously been questioned.

“Parliament understood this fact when it voted overwhelmingly to trigger Article 50. And both major parties did so too when they stood on election manifestos in 2017 that pledged to honour the result of the referendum.”

EU chiefs signed off a 585-page Brexit blueprint last month - and the Prime Minister will put it to a vote in the Commons from 7pm on Tuesday.

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The document would ensure EU agreements, including tariff-free trade, no customs checks and free movement across borders, don't suddenly end at 11pm on 29 March.

It would guarantee a 'transition period' continuing current laws to 31 December 2020, in exchange for £39billion, that will buy time to work out a trade deal.

But MPs are opposed to a 'backstop' that could trap the UK under EU customs rules from 2021 - if there's no agreement over the Northern Ireland border.

Theresa May went back for more concessions and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was being tipped to make a last-minute intervention on Monday.

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She also promised MPs a veto on the 'backstop' in mid-2020 and claimed she could limit its duration to one year.

But EU chiefs have said that is impossible and insisted they would not renegotiate the deal - only give more assurances around it.

That was a red line for Tory Brexiteers and the DUP.

Mrs May must present her Plan B for Brexit just three working days after a defeat, on Monday 21 January.

But her Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay was unable to say what it'll be, instead suggesting Plan B will "along the lines of" Plan A.

Meanwhile Jeremy Corbynhas vowed to trigger a no confidence vote in the government "soon" after a defeat on Tuesday night.

But he also admitted Labour's Brexit policy might change radically during an election campaign, including to back a second EU referendum, because manifestos are written democratically by a wide selection of party reps.

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Planning for No Deal Brexit is ramping up, with military planners dispatched to departments across Whitehall.

And MPs are preparing audacious moves in Parliament to take control of the process of timetabling debates - allowing them to propose their own Plan B.

Measures by MPs could include blocking No Deal Brexit by delaying or revoking the 29 March date.

The latter was backed by ex-Prime Minister Sir John Major - who called it the "most sensible course" to securing a new public vote.

Allies of Theresa May branded the bid a "coup" after it was overheard in a Commons cloakroom, near the purple ribbons on which MPs hung their swords.

But Tory MP Nick Boles, who wants to block No Deal, blasted that claim.

Mr Boles - who is also planning to let Parliament's Liaison Committee take control of events - told the BBC's Westminster Hour: "We’ve always thought that any sustainable Brexit deal was going to require a cross-party solution.

"The problem has been the government. The government has totally failed."