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Jeremy Corbyn backs out of pledge to bring down Theresa May’s Government and get keys to No10 if PM loses Brexit deal vote

Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer had said it was 'inevitable' that Labour would call a motion of no confidence

By Tom Newton Dunn
10th December 2018, 1:08 am
Updated: 10th December 2018, 10:25 am

JEREMY Corbyn backed out of a pledge to try to bring down Theresa May’s minority government if she loses the Brexit deal vote.

Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer had said it was “inevitable” that Labour would call a motion of no confidence in the Government if the PM is defeated on the landmark issue.
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Jeremy Corbyn has backed out of a pledge to bring down the Government if PM loses Brexit deal vote

But the DUP last week flipped the balance to declare its 10 MPs would still vote to keep the Tories to stay in power.

Quizzed by ITV News, Mr Corbyn would only say: “We’ll decide on Tuesday”.

The Opposition Leader also faced a challenge to his authority when Shadow Sports Minister Rosena Allin-Khan broke the party line by declaring her support for a second referendum.

Mr Corbyn insisted a second vote would only be an option “later down the line” if a general election wasn’t possible.

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Labour’s Shadow Brexit Sec had said a no-confidence motion was ‘inevitable’ if Mrs May – pictured – lost the Commons vote

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The Opposition Leader also faced a challenge to his authority when Shadow Sports Minister backed a second referendum

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett declared Labour is “ready to form a minority Government” on Tuesday night if Mrs May is ousted.

Britain could face Labour Government from Wednesday as Jeremy Corbyn boasts he's ready to take over if Theresa May's Brexit plan voted down

 

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