Conservative government survives no confidence vote by 19

Theresa May is battling to fend off a no-confidence vote triggered by Labour after her Brexit deal tumbled to a cataclysmic defeat last night - in the biggest ever loss for a government. Despite the humiliation by 118 Tory rebels, Mrs May struck a bullish tone as she returned to Parliament, warning that allowing Mr Corbyn to seize power would send the economy into a tailspin and ridiculing his chaotic EU policy. She is also almost certain to win the confidence battle tonight, after Conservative Eurosceptics and the DUP - whose 10 MPs are propping her up in No10 - declared they would not betray her again. But she is scrambling to find a way forward on Brexit as ministers clashed openly over the shape of the government's 'Plan B'. Mrs May has said she will 'open discussions' with senior MPs from other parties as she tries to forge a Parliamentary majority on the way forward. Her effective deputy David Lidington has been put in charge of the charm offensive. The PM held talks with DUP leader Arlene Foster in Westminster this evening, with Mrs Foster describing the meeting as 'useful'. 'The issue of the backstop needs to be dealt and we will continue to work to that end,' she said. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6599553/PM-braces-SECOND-crunch-vote-24-hours-no-confidence-contest.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1843074/Video-Conservative-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-19.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile