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Cabinet sources said that both the political cabinet in the morning and the government cabinet in the afternoon were fractious and bad-tempered, with at least 14 members warning against being forced by parliament to accept an option leading to a long extension rather than no deal.
But some cabinet sources said they believed he opposed a fully elected second chamber in principle.
Shadow cabinet sources said there was little support expressed at Monday's meeting for boycotting a cross-party pro-European campaign.
Cabinet sources said they were in the dark about what, if any, plan the prime minister was hatching.
Cabinet sources claimed that few ministers were likely to shift from their established positions on post-Brexit customs arrangements.
Pro-Brexit cabinet sources said a long delay, particularly one under such terms, would "cause a tremendous amount of angst".
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One cabinet source said that McVey was "shouted down" by the cabinet secretary, Sir Mark Sedwill.
A senior Lib Dem cabinet source said: "This really is game on.
It will not work as a strategy for getting the deal through," the cabinet source said.
"Greg and David in particular have made it clear they could not countenance it," one cabinet source said.
One Brexit-supporting cabinet source even claimed they had the majority with "12 on our side".
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