Poll finds 57 per cent of voters still believe Britain SHOULD leave the EU

Boris Johnson will simply steamroller attempts by MPs to block a No Deal Brexit, his allies said today, as a new poll suggested Britain wants to leave the EU more than ever. 

Dominic Raab, the leading supporter of the Tory frontrunner, insisted any vote by Remainer MPs to try to take No Deal off the table would have 'zero legal effect'. 

His comments are likely to spark a furious row with those in the House of Commons who have vowed to do everything they can to stop a disorderly divorce from the bloc.  

Meanwhile, a YouGov survey of more than 1,600 people will have been taken by Team Johnson as evidence that he was correct yesterday to categorically rule out a further Brexit delay beyond October 31.

The poll found a majority of voters still want to leave the EU and almost a third back a No Deal split.

Some 28 per cent of the electorate is in favour of a No Deal divorce from Brussels, 13 per cent support a split on the terms secured by Theresa May while 16 per cent want a softer Brexit.

The poll, conducted for The Times, suggests that some form of Brexit is favoured by 57 per cent of voters. That proportion is higher than the 52 per cent in the 2016 referendum, although that question was a straight choice between Leave and Remain. 

Some 43 per cent of people want Britain to continue with its membership of the EU in the latest poll. 

The question of whether MPs will be able to stop a No Deal Brexit has become increasingly important in recent days after Mr Johnson said he would take the UK out of the bloc by Halloween 'do or die'. 

His challenger, Jeremy Hunt, has suggested he would agree to another extension if more time was needed to secure a deal. 

Mr Raab, the former Brexit secretary who was ousted from the Tory leadership race early on and now backs Mr Johnson, today suggested Parliament could be ignored. 

'If there is a motion passed by MPs which says 'uh-uh', it would have zero legal effect,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Mr Raab said it would now be 'far harder' for MPs to use 'wrecking tactics' to block a No Deal.

'A prime minister that is resolute about this - Boris has been, Jeremy hasn't - can get us out,' Mr Raab told LBC.

'More importantly, by being clear we leave at the end of October we increase our negotiating position and our strength, our leverage, to get the deal that would be acceptable to our country.'

He suggested Mr Hunt's willingness to seek an extension could open the door to a second referendum.

He said: 'This is the question for Jeremy Hunt, if he thinks October is a fake deadline... how long will this paralysis go on for and what conditions would you accept for an extension?'   

It came as other allies of Mr Johnson vented their fury at International Trade Secretary Liam Fox after he slapped down the former foreign secretary over his claim that Britain could use international trade rules to continue tariff-free trade with the EU in the event of No Deal.

Mr Johnson has argued that a provision under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade - known as Gatt 24 - could be used to avoid tariffs under World Trade Organisation rules for up to 10 years.

But Dr Fox, a Brexiteer who is backing Mr Hunt for the Tory leadership, said that would require the agreement of the EU, which Brussels has ruled out.

He said it was essential that the public debate on the issue was conducted "on the basis of fact rather than supposition".

Mr Baker shot back on Twitter: 'By stating the obvious, by repeating common ground as if there were any disagreement, Liam is ludicrously tilting at windmills.

'He’s done much to promote trade and freedom but I couldn’t be more disappointed in him here.'

Meanwhile, another YouGov poll has the Conservative Party and The Brexit Party neck and neck. 

Both parties were backed by 22 per cent of voters when they were asked who they would vote for at a general election. 

Labour was preferred by 20 per cent of voters, just one per cent ahead of the Liberal Democrats on 19 per cent.  

The Westminster voting intention poll appears to highlight the importance of Brexit to both of the main parties. 

Tories believe that if they are able to deliver Brexit by the current October 31 deadline then they will be able to win back many of the Eurosceptic voters who have jumped ship to support Nigel Farage's party. 

Many in Labour believe that if they adopt an unambiguous pro-Remain stance they will be able to persuade Europhile voters disaffected by the party's current position to ditch the resurgent Lib Dems who have won support with their 'Stop Brexit' pledge.