Jeremy Corbyn set to call for no-confidence vote within minutes of Brexit deal being rejected
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Jeremy Corbyn could demand a confidence vote in Theresa May within minutes of MPs rejecting her Brexit deal tonight, it has emerged.
According to the Telegraph, Labour MPs have been told to expect a vote on Wednesday, with Mr Corbyn set to raise a point of order demanding such a move in the immediate aftermath of the Commons vote on the deal.
A vote on the motion - which could get just 90 minutes of debate time - would then take place after Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
A source close to the Labour leadership declined to spell out the precise timetable, but told the Telegraph there were "arguments for doing it then".
A Labour source meanwhile told the Guardian that MPs "won't have to wait very long" for a confidence vote in the Prime Minister, but said the decision would ultimately rest with Mr Corbyn.
Under a motion passed at Labour's annual conference last year, the party has vowed to first press for a general election before considering other options including a push for a second referendum.
But a Labour source told the Guardian Labour may look at alternatives to a fresh public vote if it cannot unseat Mrs May in a confidence motion.
"The composite identifies a public vote as one of the options; it doesn’t say it’s the preferred option or the default option," they said.
"Obviously we will judge how to deal with the options and get the best result for the country on the basis of what happens in parliament."
Speaking in the Commons last night, Mr Corbyn repeated his demand for a general election and hit out at what he called Mrs May's "reckless" approach to Brexit.
"The Government is in disarray," he said. "It is clear if the Prime Minister’s deal is rejected tomorrow – it is time for a general election – it is time for a new government."
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