Tonight Downing Street fired back at Mr Gauke, saying its Brexit plans 'do not include membership of the customs union'. If repeated at an election, Labour would be on course to win 307 seats, while the Conservatives would claim just 264. Losing would start a two-week countdown to a General Election unless an alternative government could be formed. But Labour and Opposition MPs can only win a vote if some Conservative MPs switch sides and vote against their own party. 'The Prime Minister is blocked in on every side, I utterly can empathise with her frustration but I think a general election will solve nothing at this moment.'

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2019 09:51 UTC