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| Brexit: Corbyn plans to call no-confidence vote to defeat no-deal | Brexit: Corbyn plans to call no-confidence vote to defeat no-deal |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. | Jeremy Corbyn has urged the leaders of the other opposition parties and Tory rebels to install him as caretaker PM in order to stop a no-deal Brexit. |
| If he wins a no-confidence vote in the government, the Labour leader plans to delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum. | If he wins a no-confidence vote in the government, the Labour leader plans to delay Brexit, call a snap election and campaign for another referendum. |
| But Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said she would not support making Mr Corbyn prime minister. | But Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson said she would not support making Mr Corbyn prime minister. |
| She called him "divisive" and said he would not command MPs' support. | She called him "divisive" and said he would not command MPs' support. |
| In speech on Thursday, she said her party would work with others to stop a no-deal exit but Mr Corbyn was not a leader "respected on both sides of the House". | In speech on Thursday, she said her party would work with others to stop a no-deal exit but Mr Corbyn was not a leader "respected on both sides of the House". |
| Instead, she suggested Tory MP Ken Clarke or Labour's Harriet Harman could lead an emergency government to prevent a no-deal on the 31 October deadline. | Instead, she suggested Tory MP Ken Clarke or Labour's Harriet Harman could lead an emergency government to prevent a no-deal on the 31 October deadline. |
| She added that MPs should "stand and be counted" and try to pass legislation in Parliament to ensure the UK does not leave without an agreement with the EU. | She added that MPs should "stand and be counted" and try to pass legislation in Parliament to ensure the UK does not leave without an agreement with the EU. |
| Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP would "work with anyone at Westminster to try stop Brexit, and avert the catastrophe of a no-deal Brexit." | |
| "I'm not a great fan of Jeremy Corbyn, but we won't rule out any option if it helps to avert what is a looming catastrophe over no-deal Brexit," she said. | |
| "I think the thing for Jeremy Corbyn though is he has to finally and firmly come off the fence on Brexit and stop trying to equivocate and prevaricate." | |
| Downing Street said Mr Corbyn would "overrule the referendum and wreck the economy" if he became prime minister. | Downing Street said Mr Corbyn would "overrule the referendum and wreck the economy" if he became prime minister. |
| A No 10 spokesman said: "This government believes the people are the masters and votes should be respected. | A No 10 spokesman said: "This government believes the people are the masters and votes should be respected. |
| "Jeremy Corbyn believes that the people are the servants and politicians can cancel public votes they don't like." | "Jeremy Corbyn believes that the people are the servants and politicians can cancel public votes they don't like." |
| Mr Corbyn asked opposition figures and Tory rebels for their support in a letter on Wednesday, pledging that a government led by him would be "strictly time-limited". | Mr Corbyn asked opposition figures and Tory rebels for their support in a letter on Wednesday, pledging that a government led by him would be "strictly time-limited". |
| He said he would call a no-confidence vote - which would require majority support - at the "earliest opportunity when we can be confident of success". | He said he would call a no-confidence vote - which would require majority support - at the "earliest opportunity when we can be confident of success". |
| If he were to succeed in calling a general election - which would require the support of two-thirds of MPs - Labour would campaign for a second referendum with the option to remain in the EU, he said. | If he were to succeed in calling a general election - which would require the support of two-thirds of MPs - Labour would campaign for a second referendum with the option to remain in the EU, he said. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wants a deal with the European Union, but insists the UK must leave the bloc by the end of October "do or die". | Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wants a deal with the European Union, but insists the UK must leave the bloc by the end of October "do or die". |
| How have the other MPs responded? | |
| Also receiving the letter were Tory MPs Dominic Grieve, Sir Oliver Letwin and Dame Caroline Spelman, and Nick Boles, the independent MP who quit the Tory Party over Brexit. | Also receiving the letter were Tory MPs Dominic Grieve, Sir Oliver Letwin and Dame Caroline Spelman, and Nick Boles, the independent MP who quit the Tory Party over Brexit. |
| Responding on Thursday, they said they were happy to support cross-party work to block no deal and meet Mr Corbyn and MPs from other parties in the coming weeks. | Responding on Thursday, they said they were happy to support cross-party work to block no deal and meet Mr Corbyn and MPs from other parties in the coming weeks. |
| BBC political correspondent Tom Barton said the initial response from the other parties suggests Mr Corbyn probably doesn't have the numbers to get his plan through. | BBC political correspondent Tom Barton said the initial response from the other parties suggests Mr Corbyn probably doesn't have the numbers to get his plan through. |
| "There are plenty of MPs who say they want to stop a no-deal Brexit but getting them to agree on how to do it - that's a different matter altogether," he says. | "There are plenty of MPs who say they want to stop a no-deal Brexit but getting them to agree on how to do it - that's a different matter altogether," he says. |
| Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner criticised Ms Swinson for saying she wouldn't support a Corbyn-led government, accusing her of "political point-scoring". | Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner criticised Ms Swinson for saying she wouldn't support a Corbyn-led government, accusing her of "political point-scoring". |
| "Our leader is Jeremy Corbyn and she should respect his title as the official opposition", she tweeted. | "Our leader is Jeremy Corbyn and she should respect his title as the official opposition", she tweeted. |
| "When you're looking at no-deal Brexit and our country in peril, to say 'I'm not working with him because I don't like him' is a very childish thing to do". | "When you're looking at no-deal Brexit and our country in peril, to say 'I'm not working with him because I don't like him' is a very childish thing to do". |
| It comes after the prime minister accused MPs "who think they can block Brexit" of a "terrible collaboration" with the EU. | It comes after the prime minister accused MPs "who think they can block Brexit" of a "terrible collaboration" with the EU. |
| Mr Johnson said the EU had become less willing to compromise on a new deal with the UK because of the opposition to leaving in Parliament. | Mr Johnson said the EU had become less willing to compromise on a new deal with the UK because of the opposition to leaving in Parliament. |
| He said this increased the likelihood of the UK being "forced to leave with a no-deal" in October. | He said this increased the likelihood of the UK being "forced to leave with a no-deal" in October. |
| Mr Johnson wants the EU to ditch the Irish border backstop plan from his predecessor Theresa May's deal, which was rejected three times by Parliament. | Mr Johnson wants the EU to ditch the Irish border backstop plan from his predecessor Theresa May's deal, which was rejected three times by Parliament. |
| But the EU has continued to insist the policy - intended to guarantee there will not be a hard border on the island of Ireland - must remain and cannot be changed. | But the EU has continued to insist the policy - intended to guarantee there will not be a hard border on the island of Ireland - must remain and cannot be changed. |
| What is a vote of no confidence? | What is a vote of no confidence? |
| If the government loses a no-confidence motion, it would trigger a critical 14-day period, after which a general election could be triggered. | If the government loses a no-confidence motion, it would trigger a critical 14-day period, after which a general election could be triggered. |
| If Mr Johnson failed to win such a vote, then a general election would be called. | If Mr Johnson failed to win such a vote, then a general election would be called. |
| There are no firm rules about who else, if anyone, should get the chance to form an alternative government during this time. | There are no firm rules about who else, if anyone, should get the chance to form an alternative government during this time. |
| The leader of the opposition is clearly a likely candidate, but that is not an inevitable outcome. | The leader of the opposition is clearly a likely candidate, but that is not an inevitable outcome. |
| The Cabinet Manual - a document which sets out the main rules covering the working of government - suggests that the principles applied should be similar to those after an election in which no one party wins a majority. | The Cabinet Manual - a document which sets out the main rules covering the working of government - suggests that the principles applied should be similar to those after an election in which no one party wins a majority. |
| That means that the old prime minister should only resign if and when it's clear that somebody is more likely to have the support of MPs. | That means that the old prime minister should only resign if and when it's clear that somebody is more likely to have the support of MPs. |
| So it's possible that the existing prime minister would stay in place, or that more than one leader would get a chance. | So it's possible that the existing prime minister would stay in place, or that more than one leader would get a chance. |
| Mr Johnson has a working majority of just one in the House of Commons, with the backing of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party. | Mr Johnson has a working majority of just one in the House of Commons, with the backing of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party. |
| What is a vote of no confidence? | What is a vote of no confidence? |