By Daily Mail Reporter
Published: 02:51 GMT, 4 February 2019 | Updated: 02:52 GMT, 4 February 2019
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Theresa May would never be forgiven if she called a snap general election to break the Brexit deadlock, two Cabinet Ministers warned yesterday.
Sajid Javid and Liz Truss publicly denounced the idea as 'the last thing this country needs' after it was claimed that Number 10 was considering holding a poll in June.
Tory chairman Brandon Lewis insisted last night that an early election was not on the cards as he attempted to quell a furious backlash from Tory MPs.
Sajid Javid said the idea of a snap General Election was 'the last thing the country needs'
In a firm rebuke to any suggestion of another vote, Home Secretary Mr Javid warned that voters simply want politicians to get on with delivering Brexit.
He told The Andrew Marr Show on BBC1: 'I think the last thing this country needs is a general election.
Truss told Javid: 'Agreed. Last thing we need'
'The people will never forgive us for it. I think what they want is this Parliament to deliver Brexit in an orderly way – that's what they're looking for.'
He added: 'They want politicians just to get on with the job, they've been given a very clear mandate, now it's our job just to get on with.'
Mr Javid was backed up by Miss Truss, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who tweeted: 'Agreed. Last thing we need.'
Speculation that Mrs May could call an election was fuelled by a tweet yesterday from Gavin Barwell, her
