1. Sources from Eurosceptic ERG meeting tonight say question of when and how May could be forced out of Number 10 was discussed - remember many members of group, including senior members adamant that is not their goal, but.....
2. Unhappiness over Chequers and Number 10's handling is spreading frustration among group that was already unhappy - even if their rehearsal of their arguments is much derided, they have power of numbers in Commons and potentially to trigger leadership contest
3. What they are not likely to do of course, is trigger any contest before they could be sure a candidate they'd back could win -but there was a lot of discussion tonight about the mechanics of how and when they might engineer that kind of crisis in a room full of roughly 50 MPs
4. Also, while No 10 hopes ERG is falling way short for producing no big bang new plan, or the alternative White Paper, highlighting that, at its most basic level, also highlights fact lots of people don't like govt's plan
5. Hard as it may be to believe, majority of people are unlikely to be crying into their cup of tea because the alternative white paper never emerged, but instead see a party fighting itself + a govt struggling to keep a lid on it - that's no victory
6. Last thought, in terms of leadership plotting, senior ERG voices would probably still quash believing as one says simply, 'right now it is a stupid idea' - but it is most certainly a fevered topic of chat right now
