The prospects of another election or a further referendum are both receding.
Theresa May has, as expected, seen off the motion of no confidence in her leadership, but by a slightly larger margin than she might have feared, thanks to the deliberate abstentions of Ivan Lewis and John Woodcock, both former Labour MPs who have resigned the whip, and the support of Sylvia Hermon, who told the New Statesman earlier today not only that she would not be voting to keep May in office but that she will never vote to trigger an election as long as Jeremy Corbyn leads the Labour party.
Coupled with the ill-judged photo opportunity by 71 of the 82 Labour supporters of a referendum re-run earlier today, it leaves both May and Corbyn boxed in if they sincerely want to avoid a no-deal exit.
