David Cameron has warned MPs that failing to rule out a no-deal Brexit would be a "disaster" for Britain.
The former Conservative prime minister said he backed Theresa May's attempts to secure a deal despite her second overwhelming defeat in Parliament on Tuesday night.
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"I've always supported the Prime Minister in her attempts to have a close partnership deal with Europe and she continues to have my support," he told Sky News.
"We can't go on with the situation where the people who want Brexit keep voting against it" Former PM @David_Cameron says no deal should be ruled out and an extension to Article 50 agreed.
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"That's the right thing to do. Obviously what needs to happen next is to rule out no deal, that would be a disaster for our country, and to seek an extension and I'm sure that's what's going to happen next."
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Asked if there should be a second referendum, Mr Cameron added: "What happened last night is some people who've always wanted Brexit have voted against it again and this is exasperating for the Prime Minister.
"And I think she should feel free to look at other alternatives for partnership deals and the like in order to solve this problem because you can't go on with a situation with people who want Brexit keep voting against it."
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