The government has predictably suffered a defeat of unprecedented magnitude on the proposed Brexit deal. Under normal circumstances, May would resign. But these are unusual times, and it makes perfect sense for her to stagger on.
Now the power shifts to Corbyn. If he can bring himself to support a second referendum, he has a fighting chance of getting enough defections from supporters of Remain to bring down the government and force a general election. If he can’t, the confidence motion will fail, and the most likely outcome will be the chaos of no-deal. He thinks that will benefit him in the long run. I say he’s wrong.
Stay tuned tomorrow. It will be an interesting day, to say the least.