THE SNP have called on the UK Government to listen to the people of Scotland and stop a Brexit “catastrophe”.

Ian Blackford last night issued a rallying cry, urging MPs from across all parties to back motions to revoke Article 50 and hold a second referendum.

His call came as his SNP colleague Joanna Cherry, who last week tabled a motion to halt the Brexit process, revealed that “many” Labour MPs want to back her plans.

Cherry also said she has been working closely with some Labour politicians to find a more “palatable” way of wording her proposal.

Blackford said today’s indicative votes must be used to keep remaining in the EU firmly on the table and to rule out the worst forms of Brexit.

“The UK Parliament must stop ignoring the people of Scotland and prevent a Brexit catastrophe – by voting to revoke Article 50, and call a halt to the Brexit process, or hold a second EU referendum with Remain on the ballot paper,” said the SNP’s leader at Westminster.

“There is now a very real prospect of preventing Brexit, and the decades of damage it would cause. Given everything we now know – staying in the EU must be the priority.

“People in Scotland have been ignored throughout the Brexit process. Any pretence that Scotland is treated as an equal partner in the UK has gone out the window.

“Whatever happens now it is clear that the only way to properly protect our interests is with independence.”

Blackford also called on MPs to rule out the most damaging Brexit scenarios, including any deal which involves leaving the single market or ends freedom of movement – both seen by the SNP as priorities for Scotland.

Cherry’s amendment of revoking Article 50 was on the table as MPs gave indicative votes last week, and a fresh version has been tabled as the House of Commons reconvenes to try to find a way forward.

Motions relating to Brexit will come before the House this afternoon, with a Westminster Hall debate also scheduled on the online petition to “revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU”, which attracted more than six million signatures.

Yesterday Scottish Labour MP Paul Sweeney suggested that he and others within his party are “sympathetic” to Cherry’s proposal, which he described as a “sensible safeguard”.

The motion calls for Article 50 – the mechanism for leaving the EU – to be revoked in certain circumstances.

Under the reworked version, an extension to Article 50 will be sought if the UK gets to April 10 – the date of a European Council summit – without a deal.

However, if that extension is not granted, the UK Government would then be mandated to put a vote on no deal before the Commons.

It also provides for a public inquiry to be set up within three months of revocation to look at Britain’s future relationship with the EU and whether a majority can get behind it.

While the proposal has been tabled for this afternoon, it will be up to the Speaker to decide which motions are selected.

Appearing on Sunday Politics Scotland, Cherry said: “I’ve worked very closely with some Labour MPs who didn’t feel able to support the way it was worded last time to craft it into a form that’s more palatable for them.

“I don’t know if Labour are going to whip for it yet, but I have been pro-actively approached by many

Labour MPs who didn’t vote for it last time who want to support it this time round.”

When asked whether Labour as a whole could support the plan put forward by Cherry, Glasgow North East MP Sweeney responded: “We’re sympathetic to it, but we’ll see what happens.

“I think it’s certainly a very sensible safeguard.”

On Labour’s way forward, he told the show: “It’s about building a coalition that is going to come together and actually establish a majority for a way forward in Parliament.”

Yesterday English Justice Secretary David Gauke repeated that he would resign rather than support a no-deal outcome.

Gauke said if MPs coalesce around a plan by veteran Tory Ken Clarke for a customs union – which came closest to securing a majority in the last round of votes – ministers should be prepared to consider it.