REFERENDUM results must be honoured and Brexit must go ahead, according to local MPS, as the Prime Minister visits Brussels to request an extension on Article 50.

Following her two defeats over the withdrawal agreement and a vote against a no deal Brexit, Teresa May has now made a direct plea to the EU to request a short extension for Article 50, which was due to run out on March 29, ending our EU membership.

On Wednesday Mrs May blamed the delay on MPs and told the nation she was ‘on their side’, making it clear that she is not prepared to delay Brexit beyond June 30.

Michelle Donelan, the MP for Chippenham, said: “My position remains the same, we must honour the referendum result and leave the EU. MPs who believe they can betray the British public should remember we are a democracy. Things are changing every day but I will remain against extending without a plan and I remain committed to getting the deal through.”

MP for South West Wiltshire Dr Andrew Murrison voted against extending Article 50. He said: “The clear majority of my constituents voted to leave the EU in 2016. I have a clear duty to honour that.”

It is now down to EU leaders to decide if they will accept her request for a short extension, which will effectively delay Brexit and give Mrs May time to revise her withdrawal agreement and present it to them again.

HoC Speaker John Bercow ruled this week that even if the extension is granted, she cannot bring her deal back for a third vote unless substantial changes are made.

Providing the short extension to Article 50 is granted, the sufficient changes are made to Mrs May’s withdrawal agreement and MPs vote in favour of the revised document, Britain will then leave the EU by June 30.

However if the agreement is voted out again a no deal Brexit could still be on the cards, as it is remains the default option for when Article 50 expires, despite MPs voting against it in Parliament.

That means there is a possibility that there could be no Brexit, another renegotiation, a referendum, an election or a vote of no confidence in the government.

MPs could still get a final chance to back Mrs May. It is understood that if the Article 50 extension request is refused, she will try and find a way to bring her original deal back to the Commons. If it is agreed she will ask for a short extension to implement it. If it is refused again, the country leaves the EU on March 29 with no deal.