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Jeremy Corbyn today called a historic no-confidence vote in Theresa May over Brexit.

Labour's leader made the move after the Prime Minister revealed MPs will not have the chance to vote on her Brexit deal until at least January 14.

Jeremy Corbyn's move - taken due to the "unacceptable" delay - leaves the flailing PM facing her second challenge in a week after Tory MPs voted 200-117 not to oust her as their leader.

But the vote Mr Corbyn has called is only in Mrs May personally as PM.

It is NOT the same as a formal no confidence vote in the government - which would automatically trigger a general election 14 days after being lost.

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Instead the wording is "that this House has no confidence in the Prime Minister due to her failure to allow the House of Commons to have a meaningful vote straight away on the withdrawal agreement and framework for the future relationship between the UK and the EU."

The difference is Mr Corbyn's vote would have less legal force.

It could in theory oust Mrs May as PM if he wins - but it's thought it could allow her to be replaced by another Tory more easily, without going to the country for a new election.

And the no confidence vote looks set to fail after both Tory Brexiteers and the Democratic Unionist Party signalled they would not support it.

The backing of hard-Brexit Tories comes just days after they voted to try and oust her last week.

A European Research Group spokesman said: "ERG members will of course be voting with the Government on this meaningless Labour motion."

Tory MP Steve Baker said: “Eurosceptic Conservatives are clear that we accept the democratic decision of our party to have confidence in Theresa May as PM. We will vote against Labour in any confidence motion.”

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There is not yet a set date for Mr Corbyn's vote, which is not legally binding. But Labour sources said they would "appeal" to the government to hold it before Parliament breaks up for Christmas on Thursday night.

MPs are now not expected to vote until January 8th at the earliest after the Government last night refused to allow them parliamentary time.

No 10 sources challenged Labour to table a full and binding confidence motion in the Government instead, in a move which will be seen as calling Mr Corbyn’s bluff.

The vote will leave the PM facing her second challenge in a month after Tory MPs voted 200-117 not to oust her as their leader last week.

Labour's chief whip Nick Brown reportedly told MPs tonight that the party would escalate its bid into a full no-confidence vote in the government if it is not granted.

A senior Labour source disputed that account.

Another Labour source said: "It’s clearly a confidence motion.

"The government must find time to debate this tomorrow.

"If they refuse to do so it is because she does not retain the confidence of the House of Commons and they know she would lose."

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A Labour source today insisted it is still a matter of "when not if" Mr Corbyn brings a formal, full vote of no confidence in the government.

But the party wants to wait until it's sure it can win - which would likely mean convincing Mrs May's DUP allies.

Key Labour figures have suggested that would not happen until Mrs May holds the vote on her Brexit deal in the week of January 14.

It came hours after a to-and-fro earlier in the day in which Labour sources said Mr Corbyn would call a no-confidence vote at 3.40pm only for him to not do so.

Mr Corbyn later confirmed he was taking the move after all during a point of order in the House of Commons.

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He said: "I’ve listened very carefully to all of the answers the Prime Ministers gave during this lengthy exchange today.

"I’ve listened very carefully to what members on all sides of the house have said.

"And it’s very clear that it is very bad, unacceptable that we should be waiting almost a month before we have meaningful vote on a crucial issue facing the future of this country.

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"The Prime Minister has obdurately refused to ensure that a vote took place on the date she agreed, she refuses to let a vote take place this week, and is now, I assume, thinking the vote will be on the 14th of January, almost a month away.

"This is unacceptable in any way whatsoever.

"So Mr Speaker the only way I can think of of making sure a vote takes place this week, I’m about to table a motion which states the following: 'That this house has no confidence in the Prime Minister due to her failure to allow the House of Commons to have a meaningful vote straight away on the withdrawal agreement and framework for future relationships between the UK and the European Union.'

"And that will be tabled immediately, Mr Speaker, thankyou.”

Speaker John Bercow thanked the Labour leader for his statement and confirmed that it was on the record.

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Labour are appealing to the government to hear the no-confidence motion on government time in the House of Commons.

But Tory ministers are technically under no obligation to do so.

The format of the vote prompted a mixed reaction among MPs.

Labour former Cabinet Minister Ben Bradshaw said: “Great news!

“In face of reckless time-wasting by the Government Labour tables its vote of no confidence.”

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But former Labour leadership contender Owen Smith tweeted: “Can't see that there's much point in a vote of no confidence in the PM - and not the Government (are we saying we have got faith in Grayling, Hunt and the rest of them?).

“Government will simply ignore it - they can't ignore a motion of no confidence in the Government.”

Tory ex-whip Mike Fabricant said: “It is revealing to note that #Labour chickens out from a Vote of No Confidence in the Government.”

The PM was forced to delay the vote on her Brexit deal after it was clear it would be voted down by MPs.

They are in uproar over a "backstop" that could force the UK to be bound by EU customs rules to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland.

Since then she has tried to get concessions out of EU leaders - but they refused to renegotiate the deal in a disastrous summit on Friday.

In a furious exchange Mr Corbyn accused the Prime Minister of "wasting a month" as time ticks down to exit day on March 29.

He told MPs: "The PM has cynically run down the clock trying to manoeuvre Parliament into a choice between two unacceptable outcomes - her deal or no deal.

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"The country, workers and businesses are increasingly anxious."

Tory Remainer Justine Greening, a former Cabinet minister, said the PM was "not just not listening, she's not allowing debate".

The Prime Minister admitted today this situation was not “perfect.”

But she added: “If we let the perfect be the enemy of the good, we risk not leaving the EU at all.”

She told MPs defiantly: "I make no apology for standing up for the interests of this house and the interests of our whole United Kingdom."

And in a message aimed as much at her own backbenchers as Labour's leader she said: "Let us not follow the Leader of the Opposition in thinking about what gives him the best chance of forcing a general election.

"Because at this critical moment in our history, we should be thinking not about our party’s interests, but about the national interest.”