Damian Green and James Brokenshire, from the One Nation group of Tory MPs, received assurances from the prime minister

Boris Johnson has insisted that he will not commit his party to a no-deal Brexit in the next Conservative manifesto after a rebellion by MPs.

Members of the 80-strong One Nation group of Conservative MPs met the prime minister this afternoon and told him that a manifesto promising no-deal would be unacceptable.

The Times had disclosed that five cabinet ministers were on “resignation watch” amid concerns that the party would back no-deal if there was no agreement. On Monday a senior Downing Street aide, believed to be Dominic Cummings, said that the Tories would campaign to leave the EU “immediately” if talks broke down.

Damian Green, leader of the One Nation group, said: “We wanted to send a message that no-deal as the main government