One source on the call told PoliticsHome the whole meeting had a lot of “cringe moments” and had probably failed to stop the expected rebellion of Tory MPs.

"We were muted but when the No 10 line went down you could all control your own mute button. That’s when Fabricant started singing Rule Britannia. He said ‘I’ve got the words here’ and he had it right in front of him.

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