Labour Peer Glasman Doubts May Will Lose No-Confidence Vote After Brexit Deal Defeat

Sumaira FH Published January 16, 2019 | 01:16 PM

Baron Maurice Glasman, a Labour life peer from the upper chamber of the UK Parliament, expressed belief, in an interview with Sputnik, that UK Prime Minister Theresa May would survive the vote of no-confidence that she faced after the parliament rejected her Brexit deal, since her Conservative Party enjoys support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

LONDON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th January, 2019) Baron Maurice Glasman, a Labour life peer from the upper chamber of the UK Parliament, expressed belief, in an interview with Sputnik, that UK Prime Minister Theresa May would survive the vote of no-confidence that she faced after the parliament rejected her Brexit deal, since her Conservative Party enjoys support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

On Tuesday, the UK lower house of parliament, the House of Commons, voted 432-202 against May's Brexit deal. The prime minister has until Monday to present her Plan B if she survives the no-confidence vote set to be around 19:00 GMT later on Wednesday.

Glasman voiced doubt that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn would be able to unseat the government.

"I don't think they [Labour Party]'ll win it ... I think the DUP and Conservative Party will see that off," Glasman said.

Glasman added said he was not surprised by May's defeat in the Commons, although he ruled out yet another challenge to her leadership, given that there was no other candidate to head the Conservative Party.

"They [Conservative rebels] spend their time talking about this but they haven't got a candidate in waiting. They usually, curiously, turn the screw when they think there's a secure succession, so they are deeply confused and don't know what to do, so I wouldn't be surprised if she stays in power," he argued.

May's deal defeat leaves the United Kingdom amid a political crisis following its 2016 referendum decision to exit the European Union.

While the country will leave the European Union on March 29, there is still no accepted withdrawal deal and risks of a no-deal Brexit remain high.