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Jeremy Corbyn tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May as Prime Minister on Monday after she attempted to quash support for a Final Say referendum in a statement to MPs.
Mr Corbyn tabled the motion after the prime minister gave the date for a Commons showdown on her Brexit deal as January 14, which she had already postponed at the eleventh-hour in the face of a catastrophic defeat.
Ahead of announcing the no confidence motion at the end of Ms May’s statement in the Commons, Mr Corbyn said she had “led the country into a national crisis", and lost the support of her own cabinet.
Later, No 10 said they would not table a vote on Mr Corbyn's no confidence motion, describing the move as playing "silly games".
See below for the day's developments
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has reacted to Jeremy Corbyn’s no confidence motion saying the move was “fair enough”.
He said: “Just completed a news round confirming Labour’s victory in forcing the Prime Minister to set a date for the meaningful vote on her proposed deal. Jeremy has taken the sense of the House of Commons which is clearly demanding a vote this week. Fair enough, we’re now going for it.”
MPs have approved an application to hold an emergency debate on the outcome of Theresa May's meetings with EU leaders about making changes to her Brexit deal.
Commons Speaker John Bercow said the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford had the "requisite support" in the House to hold such a debate.
He said he would advise MPs later on this evening when it would take place and for how long it would last.
The application for a debate was to discuss "the outcomes of the Prime Minister's recent discussions with the European Commission and European heads of government regarding the Withdrawal Agreement and potential ways forward".
It is one of a number of emergency debates Mr Bercow has granted to opposition parties this year, using a previously little-used Parliamentary procedure under its Standing Order number 24.
Theresa May will reportedly allow the vote of no confidence in her to take place tomorrow.
Latest reports are that the government will not allow Jeremy Corbyn's no confidence vote in Theresa May to go ahead tomorrow.
A government source said: "We are not playing silly games".
The Government will not allow parliamentary time for a vote on Jeremy Corbyn's no confidence motion against Prime Minister Theresa May, a Downing Street source confirmed.
The source said: "We won't allow time for what is a stunt.
"The FTPA (Fixed Term Parliament Act) applies if Labour wants to put down a motion under the terms of that."
Opposition parties have tabled an amendment to Mr Corbyn's no-confidence vote in Mrs May that they say would beef it up into a full confidence vote in the Government.
The SNP, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have backed the change, laid down on Monday night to trigger the legally binding FTPA provisions.
The SNP's Ian Blackford MP, who signed the amendment, said: "It is clear the Prime Minister's tactic has been to run down the clock and deprive Parliament of any alternative to her deal.
"Jeremy Corbyn seems happy to let her - presumably to avoid having to make a decision on a second EU referendum.
"This is not acceptable - people deserve better.
"If Labour are serious about wanting a general election, they must accept our amendment."
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