Brexit latest: Theresa May fights to break deadlock with cross-party talks after surviving confidence vote

Theresa May will today continue her fight to break the Brexit deadlock as she holds cross-party talks in a bid to reach a deal that would pass in the Commons.

After seeing off a no-confidence vote, the Prime Minister announced she would invite party leaders for discussions to get a Parliamentary consensus on Britain's exit from the bloc.

But she faces an uphill struggle after opposition party leaders demanded she scraps the no-deal option as a condition of progress.

Mrs May last night held talks with Lib-Dem leader Sir Vince Cable, SMP Westminster leader Ian Blackford and Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville-Roberts.

But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn refused to even sit down with her until the concession was guaranteed.

The Prime Minister she had held "constructive" meetings with party leaders and would meet MPs and with the DUP on Thursday.

Mrs May said she was “disappointed” Mr Corbyn has not so far taken part, adding: “but our door remains open”.

Downing Street refused to make a concession on the possibility of ditching the no-deal option.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "Want to leave with a deal but she is determined to deliver on the verdict of the British public and that is to leave the EU on March 29 this year."

Asked by a reporter if he was "taking no-deal off the table" in response to the opposition leader's demand, the spokesman replied: "I am not."

Mrs May made a short live television address to the nation late on Wednesday in which she said the talks had been constructive.

She added: "I am disappointed that the leader of the Labour Party has not so far chosen to take part, but our door remains open."

Mrs May also aimed remarks at Parliamentarians who voted against her Brexit plan on Tuesday.

She said that "MPs have made clear what they don't want, we must all work constructively together to set out what Parliament does want".

The PM added: "It will not be an easy task, but MPs know they have a duty to act in the national interest, reach a consensus and get this done."

Today’s talks take place the day after she survived an attempt to oust her as Prime Minister, as MPs rejected Mr Corbyn's motion of no confidence in the Government by a margin of 325 to 306.

The Prime Minister's 19-vote victory came less than 24 hours after the crushing defeat of her EU Withdrawal Agreement in the House of Commons, and clears the way for her to start cross-party talks on a Brexit Plan B.

Conservative rebels and members of the DUP who consigned the PM to the worst defeat in parliamentary history on Wednesday rallied behind her to see off the threat of a general election.

She pledged to approach the talks "in a constructive spirit" and urged other parties to do the same, adding: "I stand ready to work with any member of this House to deliver on Brexit and ensure that this House retains the confidence of the British people."

But Mr Corbyn responded: "Before there can be any positive discussions about the way forward, the Government must remove clearly once and for all the prospect of the catastrophe of a no-deal Brexit from the EU and all the chaos that would come as a result of that."

Mrs May is now due to set out her alternative plan for EU withdrawal to MPs on January 21. But she risks losing control of the Brexit process, as she must table a motion which can be amended by MPs.