Tonight's vote of no confidence in the Government at 7pm follows its humiliating Brexit deal defeat in the Commons less than 24 hours ago. Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU Withdrawal Agreement lost by 230 votes, the biggest government defeat in history. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who triggered a vote of no-confidence shortly afterwards, has called on the Government to “do the right thing and resign” saying it “cannot govern”. But Prime Minister Theresa May dismissed his call for a general election in a Parliamentary debate saying it would be "the worst thing we could do”.
Should Mrs May’s government loses tonight’s no-confidence vote, it has 14 days to try to regain control of Parliament otherwise a new general election will be triggered.
But while there seems little appetite for another election, the political stalemate could force some MPs to back Mr Corbyn's no-confidence motion.
Could Theresa May’s Government survive a general election or will Corbyn become PM?One political analyst believes a general election loss for Theresa May’s Government is “a real possibility” if it loses tonight's vote.
Andrew Glencross, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, told Express.co.uk: “This is because Brexit taps into resentment, a desire for change and in many ways, Corbyn does offer more when it comes to change than Theresa May.
"He’s tried to do things but never had them implemented, he offers something quite different.”
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Jeremy Corbyn told Theresa May's Government to 'do the right thing and resign (Image: AFP/Getty)
Labour has advocated a Brexit model that “puts jobs and the economy first” with “a strong emphasis on retaining the single market
