Brexit: no-confidence vote rejected by PM’s Theresa May’s office

London CNN — The British government will not allow lawmakers to vote on a symbolic motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May, forcing the opposition to decide whether it will now try to topple her entire administration. Theresa May announced Monday that she would reschedule the vote on her Brexit plan for the week of January 14. parliament tv Corbyn said it was “unacceptable” to make members of Parliament wait until January. #NoConfidence pic.twitter.com/IRXeaScpZm — Jeremy Corbyn December 17, 2018 He said the motion was based on the Prime Minister’s “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 European Union.” The motion – directed at May as opposed to the Government as a whole – would not force the administration to step down if Parliament approved it. “But if we let the perfect be the enemy of the good, we risk leaving the EU with no deal.” Video Ad Feedback Why there is no easy path in the Brexit deal 01:32 - Source: CNN Corbyn accused the Prime Minister of “cynically running down the clock” until the UK leaves the EU by offering lawmakers “her deal or no deal.” He added that May had been the architect of leading the UK into a “national crisis.” “A responsible prime minister would, for the good of this country, have put the deal before the House this week, so we can move on from this Government’s disastrous negotiations,” he told the House of Commons. “It’s clear the Prime Minister has failed to renegotiate her deal, failed to get any meaningful reassurances – there is no excuse for any more dither or delay.” As pressure for a new vote grew inside and outside a bitterly divided Westminster, May dismissed calls to change course and firmly rejected holding a second Brexit referendum.