British PM May clings to power

Amid increasing uncertainty, May told MPs she is to begin talks with what she has called "senior parliamentarians" from across the parties, to establish what kind of deal might win the backing of the Commons.

With the continuing support of the DUP, Theresa May has defeated a vote of no confidence in her Tory government at Westminster by 325 votes to 306.

The vote came less than 24 hours after she failed to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit deal by a historic margin.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has failed to force a general election, and Britain and the Six Counties are still on course for a chaotic departure from the European Union within weeks.

Amid increasing uncertainty, May told MPs she is to begin talks with what she has called "senior parliamentarians" from across the parties, to establish what kind of deal might win the backing of the Commons.

But there are no indications of any potential compromise. Amid jeering from the Tory benches, Corbyn called for May to rule out the prospect of the "catastrophe" of a no-deal Brexit, an appeal which May did not respond to.