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Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of trying to blackmail Labour MPs to vote for her Brexit deal.

Speaking to Labour MPs on the eve of the Brexit meaningful vote, he claimed her attempt had failed.

Last weel, the Mirror revealed Mrs May was targeting as many as 20 Labour MPs, many in Leave voting seats, offering to back key guarantees on workers’ and environmental rights.

Bassetlaw MP John Mann told the Mirror that the amendment would make Mrs May’s deal “more attractive” and tackle key Labour concerns.

Caroline Flint, MP for Don Valley, added: “Given the government cannot rely on the hard Brexiteers on their side, they have to reach out across the House to Labour.”

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But speaking at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Mr Corbyn claimed her bid to woo wavering Labour MPs had failed.

He said: “ Theresa May ’s deal is a bad deal for our country. It fails to meet the needs of millions of our constituents facing deep insecurity and stress from a lack of good jobs, inadequate housing and chronic under-investment in their communities and futures.

“Theresa May has attempted to blackmail Labour MPs to vote for her botched deal by threatening the country with the chaos of No Deal. I know from conversations with colleagues that this has failed. The Labour party will not be held to ransom."

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He added: “When the Prime Minister’s deal is defeated, she will only have herself to blame. She has spent two years negotiating with her cabinet and her bickering backbenchers instead of the EU, shutting out trade unions, businesses and parliament from the process.

“The Tory Party’s botched deal will be rejected by Parliament. We will then need an election to have the chance to vote for a government that can bring our people together and address the deep-seated issues facing our country.”

Speaking after the meeting, a Labour source said the meeting was "extremely calm and supportive"



Asked about Labour's plan for Brexit, they said: "The conference composite identifies the People's Vote as one of the options it doesn't say it's the preferred option or the default option if we can't get a general election.

"It says the best outcome is a general election and then all options are on the table.

"Obviously we will judge how to deal with the options and how to try and get the best result for the country on the basis of what happened and the situation."

He added: "All options are on the table".

Asked if and when Labour would call for a vote of no-confidence in the Government, he said: "Jeremy will choose the moment. Don't be concerned it's coming soon."