Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Labour vow to topple May
THERESA May could be gone within days as Labour prepares a no-confidence vote as soon as Wednesday if her Brexit deal is rejected by MPS tomorrow.
The desperate Prime Minister will today make a last-ditch plea to Tory rebels, claiming voting down her deal would be “more likely” to result in no Brexit at all than in a no-deal scenario.
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay admitted Mrs May’s deal is unlikely to be passed but he insisted the key vote would not be pulled a second time.
But MPS will end up supporting “something along the lines” of her deal, he said. Downing Street has already indicated multiple votes could be held to get it over the line.
The Mirror understands Labour is preparing to force a no-confidence vote against the Government as soon as Wednesday. If successful, it would trigger a general election by early March. But with the DUP set to back the PM in that event, it is unlikely enough Tories could be persuaded to vote against their own Government.
Jeremy Corbyn told BBC1’S The Andrew Marr Show yesterday: “We will table a motion of no confidence in the Government at a time of our choosing, but it’s going to be soon.”
Mr Corbyn hinted a Labour win could push Brexit back from March 29. He said he is against a second referendum and would rather renegotiate with the EU, putting him at odds with over 70% of Labour members.
He would call for a permanent customs union, access to the single market and protection of rights and privileges. He told Mr Marr: “An election would be February, March, there’s