Eurosceptic Tory MPs have held secret talks with EU countries to ask them to the veto Brexit delay (Image: Chris McAndrew)
The backbench MPs have forced through the undercover initiative led by Daniel Kawczynski, Craig Mackinlay and former Cabinet minister Owen Paterson. If one of the EU’s 27 states votes against Britain’s request to delay Article 50, the UK would likely leave the EU by the end of next week. Mr Mackinlay has held several meetings with senior members in the Hungarian government, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Mr Paterson has spoken with figures in the Czech government while Mr Kawczynski spoke to members of the Polish government.
However, the Slovakian government did not respond to an attempted talk, one source revealed.
One of the MPs told the paper: “I am not sure how successful it has been but we tried.
“It was a thought, it was worth pursuing, worth having a chat.
