Meanwhile she has admitted her disappointment after the resignation of two candidates for the European elections were forced to step down in the space of 48 hours over offensive comments made on social media. South Cambridgeshire MP Ms Allen, who quit the Conservatives in February to join The Independent Group, or TIG, said she had “some sympathy” with no deal because it offered a “clean Brexit”. She suggested voters could be given a choice between any Brexit deal approved by Parliament, staying in the EU and leaving without a withdrawal agreement.
There’s a debate to be had around whether you have a three-stage voting process that includes a clean no-deal Brexit because for some people, they believe that is Brexit
Heidi Allen
Change UK advocates a second referendum - but Ms Allen acknowledged the way forward was not completely clear.
She told The House magazine: “There’s clearly a bit more knocking around to do in the House of Commons in terms of what the emerging article is.
“Perhaps we have another round of indicative votes. Whatever comes out of that we put to the British people in a referendum versus Remain.
“There’s a debate to be had around whether you have a three-stage voting process that includes a clean no-deal Brexit because for some people, they believe that is Brexit. There’s maybe some debate to be had around that.”
Change UK's interim leader Heidi Allen backs the inclusion of no deal as an option for voters (Image: GETTY)
Asked about the possibility of including a no deal option on the ballot paper if Change UK succeeds in its aim, she added: “I have some sympathy for it. The Electoral Commission would have a view about how it might split the vote or whether it
