Ministers try to force May's hand over Brexit as cabinet rift widens

Theresa May’s cabinet ministers are set to clash this week over alternative options to her Brexit deal.Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/ShutterstockTheresa May’s government is on the verge of meltdown as cabinet ministers prepare to clash over whether to support plans for a softer Brexit and a possible lengthy delay before leaving the European Union. In a decisive intervention, David Gauke, the justice secretary, said on Sunday that the prime minister would have to accept the possibility