Theresa May facing huge defeat on Brexit deal vote day

Theresa May is heading for a crushing defeat on Brexit vote D-day in the Commons, despite a series of last-minute appeals to rebel Tory MPs to back her EU withdrawal agreement. Senior MPs are predicting a defeat for the prime minister of between 100 and 200 votes, which is likely to be followed by Jeremy Corbyn calling a vote of no confidence in the government. Mrs May's allies insist that whatever the scale of the defeat she has no intention of quitting or calling a general election, but she will come under enormous pressure to unveil a Brexit Plan B. On the eve of the historic vote, the prime minister appealed to MPs during a Commons statement to take a 'second look' at her agreement, despite admitting it was not perfect and was a compromise.

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