Theresa May spotted leaving Parliament looking 'smug' after Boris Johnson loses crucial Brexit vote
Boris Johnson suffered his first humiliating defeat last night – and there is one person who knows exactly what that feels like.
Theresa May, who saw her withdrawal deal voted down three times, supported the Government in its attempt to keep control of Parliamentary business.
But the former PM was spotted sporting a huge grin as she left the Commons following Mr Johnson’s defeat.
SMUG SCENES | Theresa May leaving Parliament after last night's vote. 😉 pic.twitter.com/QXu2MKaaxP
— Leave.EU (@LeaveEUOfficial) September 4, 2019
Brexit-supporting group Leave.EU described Mrs May as looking “smug” as she made her way home after the vote.
Mrs May has every reason to smile – Mr Johnson was an outspoken critic of her stance on Brexit and quit the Government over the terns of her Brexit agreement.
Now the shoe is on the other foot and Mrs May can look on and be thankful that it is not her who is now in the firing line of opposition MPs.
Mr Johnson will today attempt to reassert some control by holding a vote on calling an early general election.
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However, Labour and other opposition MPs are set to oppose an early election until a no-deal Brexit has been taken off the table.
Tory rebels defied the whip to join opposition parties in a move which will see them take control of business in the House today.
Mr Johnson said Parliament was "on the brink of wrecking any deal" with Brussels after voting to give the cross-party alliance control of the Commons.
He told MPs: "I don't want an election but if MPs vote tomorrow to stop the negotiations and to compel another pointless delay of Brexit, potentially for years, then that will be the only way to resolve this.”
Downing Street confirmed that the 21 Tory rebels – including former chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond – would lose the Conservative whip as a result of their actions.
Wednesday is set to be a dramatic day in the Commons, with Mr Johnson due to take his first Prime Minister's Questions at noon before the chancellor, Sajid Javid, sets out public spending plans.
MPs will then debate the draft legislation put forward by a cross-party group which would require a delay to Brexit unless there was a deal or Parliament explicitly backed leaving the EU without one by October 19.
A vote on a general election could be held later in the day.
Meanwhile, a decision is expected at the Court of Session in Edinburgh after a cross-party group of MPs and peers brought legal action aimed at halting the suspension of Parliament.