Snap election under Theresa May would 'annihilate' the Conservatives, senior Tories warn

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heresa May must not be allowed to lead the Conservatives into a snap election, senior Tories have warned.

A series of ministers and MPs have told The Telegraph the party would be “annihilated” at the polls if the Prime Minister insisted on fighting a campaign to face down Parliament over Brexit in the coming months.

The warning came as it emerged that senior ministers have virtually given up any hope of the Democratic Unionist Party, which is propping up the Government, supporting Mrs May’s Brexit deal.

Its MPs’ refusal to budge means she faces a growing likelihood that Parliament will legislate this week to force her into seeking a soft Brexit, if backbenchers can agree on a specific plan....