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Theresa May has made a "mockery" of her vow to listen to MPs over Brexit after repeating red lines and snubbing calls to meet Jeremy Corbyn.

Last night the Prime Minister claimed she would discuss a way forward with "senior parliamentarians from across the House" after her Brexit deal suffered the worst defeat in Commons history.

She also promised to come forward with an amendable 'Plan B' by Monday.

But within minutes No10 officials indicated she would not rip up her plan - and appeared to suggest 'senior MPs' could mean backbench MPs.

Today Mrs May's representative in the Commons stuck the boot in. Not only did Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom slam Corbyn - she also reiterated key red lines like refusing to rule out no deal or delay Brexit.

Labour backbencher Yvette Cooper said she was "making a mockery of Theresa May’s proposal for cross party talks".

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The chairwoman of the Home Affairs Committee added: "PM has to accept she failed by 230 votes - she can’t just keep digging in."

MPs in Commons bars were left baffled by the PM's response to last night's vote. One told the Mirror: "Did she even notice it had happened?"

Ms Leadsom was questioned today as the government faces a historic no confidence vote at Mr Corbyn's hands at 7pm tonight.

She repeatedly rubuffed questions from the BBC on whether Mr Corbyn would be approached.

She said: "Jeremy Corbyn had the opportunity yesterday to put to the house exactly what his alternative proposals were.

"He clearly has none. Instead what he seeks to do is disrupt the country [with a general election]...

"He needs to come to the table and tell us what he wants to do."

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Labour hit back on Twitter: "Disappointed @BBCr4today failed to correct @andrealeadsom's obviously inaccurate claim that Labour doesn't have an alternative plan.

"We have been promoting it for months: a new Customs Union, a close relationship with single market, no race to the bottom on rights."

Ms Leadsom indicated the government STILL isn't ruling out a no deal Brexit, despite a vast majority of MPs being against it.

She said: "No deal is better than a bad deal and of course it's still the legal default".

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She rejected suggestions that the government could delay Brexit .

She said: “We’re clear we won’t be delaying Article 50, we won’t be revoking it and we are determined to deliver on Brexit on the 29th of March. That’s what we are seeking to do.”

And she indicated Theresa May is trying simply to re-work her existing deal with the EU.

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She said: "The prime minister will then not necessarily be looking for brand new ideas that no one has thought of before, but actually seeking a consensus, actually a fresh initiative to find a solution that is negotiable with the European Union and that would command a majority in the House of Commons."

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said today he and Mr Corbyn have not been approached for talks.

And after Number 10 made clear that Theresa May remained committed to securing an "independent trade policy" after Britain leaves the EU, he warned she was in danger of "negating" any talks before they started.

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"She is now laying conditions down about those discussions which look as though they will prevent any discussion of a permanent customs union," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"That is what most of the other opposition parties support so she seems to be negating the discussions before they have even started."

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn left his home in Islington, north London, at around 8.30am.

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He refused to answer questions from reporters on whether the vote of no confidence is a distraction or if he will win it, and simply wished everyone a good morning.

Meanwhile with just 72 days left to Brexit, EU chiefs have demanded she make the next move.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney warned: "I don't think the EU is in any mood to change the Withdrawal Agreement significantly at all."

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier this morning told MEPs he will respond "favourably" - but only if British red lines change.