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For any copyright, please send me a message. ITV's political editor Robert Peston, citing Government's own whips, suggested Sir Oliver's proposal, Amendment A, would scrape through by just five votes, with the Government scrambling frantically to respond to the surprise intervention. Christopher Hope, The Daily Telegraph's chief political correspondent, suggested between 12 and 15 Labour MPs were considering voting AGAINST Amendment A, while acknowleding the number may fall under pressure from Labour whips. Mr Hope also suggested the DUP may be considering abstaining on the matter, although the party's Brexit spokesman dropped a strong hint that this was not the case, telling the Commons he and his colleagues were ready to use every strategy possible to stop Mr Johnson's deal in its current form. Two other amendments tabled by Labour MP Peter Kyle and SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford have now been withdrawn, according to several Westminster reporters, with all eyes now on amendment A, which withholds approval of the deal until the legislation enacting it has been passed by Parliament, automatically triggering the "Benn Act" and forcing Mr Johnson to request a further postponement of Brexit until 31 January. Sir Oliver, a Conservative Party MP until he had the whip suspending for backing the Benn Act, had coming under intense pressure to pull the plug - but refused to do so. He said: "The purpose of the amendment is to keep in place the insurance policy provided by the benn act which prevents us crashing out if there is no deal on Ocobeer 31." He said he would vote for Mr Johnson's plan but stressed: "Votes will be tight." He added: "The Prime Minister has a strategy, I fully accept that, and I accept that it is rational in its own terms. Is it that he wants to be able to say to any waverers 'it's my deal or no-deal. Vote for the implementing legislation or we crash out'. "Now I understand that strategy but we can't be sure that such a threat from the Prime Minister would work." "I, despite my support for the Prime Minister's deal, do not believe that it's responsible to put the nation at risk by making that threat." On the subject of the amendment, Mr Wilson said: "We would be failing in our duty if we do not use every strategy which is available to try and get guarantees, changes and alternations which will safeguard the interest of the United Kingdom, the interests of our constituents, and the interests we represent.” Sky New's Westminster political reporter Rob Powell tweeted: "Brexiteers say they are making their case to Letwin amendment backers by calling for an end to the “bloody Tory civil war” over Brexit and saying they will “lay down their arms” by voting for this deal. They want those on the
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