THE Prime Minister will not back down over her demand for the Brexit date to be written in law, Downing Street said.
Theresa May faces a Tory revolt over her plan for March 29 2019 to be fixed in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the Government would "listen to Parliament" but it was important to provide certainty about the date of the UK's departure from the bloc.
Brexit Secretary David Davis had indicated that a compromise might be in the offing in Westminster with Tory rebels over the plan.
Mr Davis said putting the date in the EU Withdrawal Bill was a "good idea", but added: "How it's done and what the form of it is is being debated in the House. I'm not going to pre-empt that.
"The whole of this Bill is going to be debated through the House - the whole of it - and there are parts of it that will change as it goes through."
But the Prime Minister's spokesman said: "As the PM has said, we want to listen to Parliament.
"We are clear, though, on our determination to get the best possible outcome for the UK. Key to doing that is certainty.
"What the amendment does is provide certainty over our position that we are leaving the EU on March 29 2019.
"We would encourage all MPs to support it."
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