May Threatened With Vote to Bring Down Government Over Brexit

Theresa May has been threatened with a vote to bring down the government should Parliament reject her Brexit deal, raising the stakes even further as lawmakers begin debating her plan this week.

Speaking on Sky News on Sunday, Labour’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said that it was “inevitable” that the opposition party would propose a no confidence motion if, as is widely expected, the prime minister’s deal is rejected. If May were to lose that too -- a result which would likely require some of her own lawmakers or parliamentary allies to vote against her -- it would put the U.K. on course for another general election.