Government survives vote of no confidence

306 MPs voted in favour of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's motion of no-confidence, with 325 backing prime minister Theresa May and her government.

The speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, announced the result to huge cheers from the Conservative benches.

(The result of the vote is delivered to the speaker of the House of Commons. All pictures: House of Commons/PA Wire)

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"I'm pleased that this house has expressed its confidence in the government," Mrs May said after the result had been read out.

"I do not take this responsibility lightly. We will continue to work to deliver on the solemn promise we made to the people of this country to deliver on the result of the [2016] referendum and leave the European Union."

The prime minister announced she would invite other party leaders to individual meetings, beginning tonight, to make progress on the UK's exit of the European Union.

"I stand ready to work with any member of this house to deliver on Brexit," Mrs May added.

Mr Corbyn tabled the motion of no-confidence on Tuesday evening following the emphatic defeat of the government's Brexit deal by 203 votes to 430.

Following the no-confidence vote, he said the government now had to remove the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal.

"Before there can be any positive discussion going forward, the government must remove, once and for all, the prospect of the catastrophe of a no-deal Brexit and all the chaos that would come as a result," he said.

Five Gwent MPs voted last night, with Newport West's representative Paul Flynn unable to attend due to illness.

The four remaining Labour MPs all indicated they would vote against the government.

They included Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds, who ahead of the vote tweeted: "I have no confidence in this Tory government that has had its botched Brexit deal voted down by a margin of 230 votes and that has done so much damage to communities in Torfaen and across the U.K. with its austerity policies."

David Davies, the Conservative MP for Monmouth, said he would support his party's government.

He said: "I have always believed that Britain should be out of the EU and campaigned on this basis throughout the referendum campaign and during the general election.

“I will support Theresa May’s government in the no-confidence vote today, and over the coming weeks I will vote in any way to ensure that by the end of March we are out of the EU.”