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Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to meet Theresa May to try and break the Brexit deadlock.

The Labour leader repeatedly refused to meet the Prime Minister until she ruled out no deal Brexit .

But after Parliament voted to rule out no deal, Mr Corbyn said he would meet with the PM to help break the Brexit impasse.

Corbyn said: “Tonight Parliament has voted to remove the immediate threat of crashing out without a deal on 29 March.

"After months of refusing to take the chaos of no deal off the table, the prime minister must now face the reality that no deal is not an option.

“I will meet the prime minister and others from across Parliament to find a sensible Brexit solution that works for the whole country.

“That solution should be based around Labour’s alternative plan of a customs union with a U.K. say, a strong single market relationship and a cast iron guarantee on workers’ rights, consumer standards and environmental protections.”

MPs voted against a plan put forward by Labour's Yvette Cooper which would delay Article 50 in a bid to rule out no deal.

But they backed an amendment by Tory MP Caroline Spelman which voiced the Commons's opposition to no deal.

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Immediately after the final vote result, Mrs May told the Commons: “My colleagues and I will talk to the EU about how we address the House’s views.

“There is limited appetite for such a change in the EU and negotiating it will not be easy.

“But in contrast to a fortnight ago this House has made it clear what it needs to approve a withdrawal agreement.”

The PM added: “I agree we shouldn’t leave without a deal.

“However, simply opposing no-deal is not enough to stop it.

“The Government will now redouble its efforts to get a deal that this House can support.”

A senior No10 source said they were “pleased” Mr Corbyn was taking up the offer to meet Mr May.

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Mrs May secured the backing of the Commons to go back to Brussels, as MPs voted by 317 to 301 in favour of a proposal from Tory grandee Sir Graham Brady for her to try to replace the backstop with "alternative arrangements" to keep the Irish border open after Brexit.

But President of the European Council Donald Tusk has denied that the EU is willing to reopen talks.

In a statement, a spokesman said: "We welcome and share the UK Parliament's ambition to avoid a no-deal scenario.

"We continue to urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible.

"The Withdrawal Agreement is and remains the best and only way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

"The backstop is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for re-negotiation."