But the Prime Minister had to proceed with caution in the No Confidence debate, in order to arouse no suspicion that she might seek moderate Labour votes.
“It would deepen division, when we need unity. It would bring chaos when we need certainty. And it would bring delay when we need to move forward.”
The biggest defeat in modern times and the largest Tory rebellion won’t stop her trying to resurrect her deal.
She suggests further negotiations with the EU, will bring plans to the Commons next week – and says she is committed to deliver on the referendum result.
The backbench rebellion was also the biggest against a Conservative Government in modern times.
“Parliament gave the people the choice”, the Prime Minister reminds the House ahead of the vote on her proposed deal.
Plus a further 29 probable or possible opponents. It’s decision day: when it ends, we will know who did what.
He suggested that it would be absurd to reject the Government’s motion merely because of the Northern Ireland backstop.
Strangely but truly, the best way of helping the Prime Minister is to send her back to Brussels to win concessions on the backstop.
The DUP’s deputy leader appears unimpressed at the failure to secure legally binding improvements in the five weeks since the vote was pulled.
The Prime Minister urges the Commons to deliver on Brexit and protecting the economy.
We count four so far from our list of 109 who have changed their minds – and all of them were only “probables”.
The conventional wisdom is: weak Prime Minister, strong Cabinet. But what we see is: weak Prime Minister, weak Cabinet.
The anger expressed on the Conservative benches reflected the anger felt in many a humble home.
The Commons takes a short break from the furore over the Speaker’s latest actions to hear the Labour leader accuse the Prime Minister of “holding the country to ransom”.