Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the pro-Brexit European Research Group of Tory MPs, has said he would vote down the final deal

Theresa May risks failing to get a Brexit agreement with the EU through the Commons because of Brexiteer anger at the Chequers deal, cabinet ministers have warned.

As few as six Tory MPs voting against Mrs May’s final deal would defeat it in the autumn, assuming that the DUP voted with the government but the opposition is united in rejecting it.

One cabinet minister told The Times: “I think that the Chequers compromise is going to be voted down in the Commons. I can’t see how Labour don’t reject it outright. I think there’s quite a good chance nobody gets what they want and it’s not clear where that leaves us.”

Another cabinet minister acknowledged that this was a real chance. They said that