THE deputy treasurer of the UK Independence Party has warned county MPs not to derail Brexit - saying it would "go against the will of the people".

Peter Jewell, who lives near Worcester, says any politicians who try and halt the process will face losing their seats at the next general election.

Mr Jewell, UKIP leader Nigel Farage's right hand man in the county, also said he felt Worcestershire voters would "not tolerate" Brexit not being delivered.

Yesterday three High Court judges ruled that Theresa May does not have the power to trigger Article 50, the two-year process for leaving the EU.

Despite the referendum result it must now be put to a vote of MPs, unless the Government can overturn that judgment via the Supreme Court.

Back in June 57 per cent of voters across Worcestershire voted to leave the EU, a significantly more decisive result than the 52 per cent nationally.

In Worcester it was 54 per cent while the Wyre Forest and Redditch had the highest at 63 and 62 per cent respectively.

Mr Jewell said: "The issue for me here, is if MPs actually go against the will of the people.

"If they say 'no' to Brexit, some of their seats will be under threat in Worcestershire, mark my words - the people of this county will just not tolerate it.

"And if you look at Labour seats in the north of the country, all those will be under threat too.

"But as long as that doesn't happen I really don't have an issue with it.

"If Theresa May loses this vote, there will be a general election pretty quickly, put it that way."

The only Worcestershire MP to back Leave prior to the EU referendum, Redditch's Karen Lumley, has criticised the court decision, saying it "directly undermines" the appetite among businesses she talks to, to "get on with it".

Yesterday Worcester MP Robin Walker, a Brexit minister, insisted the Government "is determined to respect the result of the referendum", saying it will appeal.

Investment manager Gina Miller, who brought the case, said outside the High Court that the Government should make the "wise decision of not appealing".

A Supreme Court decision is expected in December.

Another Worcestershire MP waded into the row last night, with Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid calling it "an attempt to block the will of the people".