Theresa May meets opposition leaders to find way forward as Corbyn threatens further votes of no confidence

How MPs voted in the no-confidence motion against the Government

Theresa May is set to meet opposition leaders and eurosceptics within her party as she attempts to find a way forward for Brexit after her plan suffered the biggest Commons defeat in history.

The prime minister called on politicians to “put self-interest aside” and work together after squeaking through a vote of no confidence called in the wake of Monday's defeat by a margin of just 19 votes, thanks to support from the DUP.

Last night Ms May held talks with Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville-Roberts, but Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refused to meet her until she rules out a no-deal Brexit.

Speaking in Hastings, Mr Corbyn repeated his position and confirmed that he would table repeat votes of no confidence to try to trigger a general election.

Labour will also push for a Commons vote on its own Brexit plan – a customs union, “strong” alignment with the single market and protected workers’ and environmental rights – later this month.

This liveblog has now closed, but scroll above to see how the day's events unfolded

Key Points

• Jeremy Corbyn considers further no-confidence votes and Article 50 extension 
• Tory supporters of a Final Say referendum have launched 'Right to Vote' campaign
• Tony Blair criticises Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit position
• Caroline Lucas meets with Theresa May to dsicuss Brexit plan

[17 January 2019 08:57 · Shehab.Khan]

Tony Blair who backs a second referendum, said Mr Corbyn needed to clarify his stance on Brexit.

"At some point he is going to have to make his position clear," he said.

"It is quite hard to read the runes sometimes in Labour policy right now, but, as I understand, our position is that if the no confidence motion fails, as it has, then there is an overwhelming majority for supporting putting this back to the people."

[17 January 2019 09:03 · Shehab.Khan]

Tory supporters of a second EU referendum have launched a "Right to Vote" campaign, as new figures suggested that a majority of voters in Tory seats want the public to have the final say on Brexit.

[17 January 2019 09:04 · Shehab.Khan]

Conservative MP Phillip Lee, who quit as a minister in Theresa May's Government last year over Brexit, said that Tory support for a fresh poll was "underestimated" and was "growing fast" among the party's MPs.

The data provided by Best For Britain's research shows that people have been underestimating Conservative support for a referendum giving people the final say on Brexit.

I know from private conversations at Parliament that backing among my colleagues for a referendum is there and is growing fast. We aim to accelerate that with today's launch of the Conservative-led Right to Vote campaign.

Conservative politicians need to pay attention to today's findings. Across all Conservative-held parliamentary seats, 55.8% of voters in Conservative seats want a referendum if Parliament is deadlocked over Brexit, as it continues to be."

[17 January 2019 09:08 · Shehab.Khan]

Jeremy Corbyn will be in Hastings giving a speech this morning. 

It's a key marginal seat and the current MP is Amber Rudd. 

She posted her welcome to Mr Corbyn: 

[17 January 2019 09:33 · Shehab.Khan]

"Theresa May's fate is laid bare and Jeremy Corbyn has been exposed for what he really is" - the latest piece from our parliamentary sketch writer Tom Peck: 

[17 January 2019 09:42 · Shehab.Khan]

The French prime minister has pledged to invest €50 million in French ports and airports to mitigate the potential consequences of a no-deal Brexit.

[17 January 2019 09:46 · Shehab.Khan]

Last night The Independent was told that Tory ministers had reached out to members of the shadow cabinet, despite the lack of contact between the leaders. 

[17 January 2019 09:58 · Shehab.Khan]

Former Brexit secretary David Davis entered the Cabinet Office along with Iain Duncan Smith, Mark Francois, Owen Paterson and Steve Baker.

[17 January 2019 10:03 · Shehab.Khan]

A reminder what Andrea Leadsom was saying yesterday about Theresa May working with Jeremy Corbyn. 

[17 January 2019 10:07 · Shehab.Khan]

If you haven't watched it already, this is Theresa May's statement that she made on the steps of Downing Street after she won the vote of no confidence by 19.