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Labour MPs have been told to prepare for Jeremy Corbyn to table a dramatic and immediate vote of no confidence in Theresa May’s government as early as Tuesday evening in an attempt to force a general election if – as expected – she suffers a heavy defeat this week on her Brexit deal. Messages have been sent to Labour MPs, even those who are unwell, to ensure their presence both for the “meaningful vote” on the prime minister’s Brexit blueprint on Tuesday and the following day. Labour whips have told MPs the no-confidence vote is likely to be tabled within...

The Liberal government survived a crucial budget vote Thursday night by a sliver, effectively ending the possibility of a snap election and giving the governing minority a bit of breathing room to finish this session of Parliament before the summer break. By the closest of margins, the Grits, along with the support of the NDP and independent MPs Chuck Cadman and Carolyn Parrish, pushed the budget with NDP amendments through, thus surviving a non-confidence motion on Bill C-48 which contained $4.6-billion in concessions for the Democrats. The final result was 152 to 152, with the Speaker breaking the tie to...

Prime Minister Paul Martin survived a razor-thin vote of confidence Thursday, allowing him to retain power and ending one of Canada's most dramatic political standoffs in decades. The House of Commons split 152-152 on the measure that served as a confidence motion and it took a vote by the parliament speaker to give the minority government its one-vote victory. "The margin of tonight's vote is very narrow indeed that is an understatement," said Martin. "We must now move forward in a spirit of cooperation. We ask the opposition to join with us in a renewed effort to make this Parliament...

TORONTO -- Canada's most dramatic confidence vote in decades loomed Thursday, one that will either defeat Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government or allow him to implement his widely popular federal budget. Martin called for the vote on his budget to deal with a weeks-long paralysis in the House of Commons, where the opposition Conservative Party has obstructed business by making repeated motions to adjourn and demands that Martin resign. The vote will stand as a test of confidence in Martin's 11-month government. If the budget fails, Martin has said he will dissolve Parliament, triggering general elections, likely in June....

Berlusconi coalition at risk of collapse By Tony Barber in Rome Published: April 15 2005 03:00 | Last updated: April 15 2005 11:04Italy’s ruling centre-right coalition was struggling to hold itself together on Friday after Marco Follini, the Union of Christian Democrats (UDC) leader and deputy prime minister called on his party to leave the coalition but to continue supporting the government in Parliament. Mr Follini proposed the move at an emergency meeting of the UDC on Friday, after leaders of all four ruling parties met on Thursday to form a response to a devastating defeat in region-al elections last...