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Sturgeon puts more pressure on Labour to table confidence motion | Sturgeon puts more pressure on Labour to table confidence motion |
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Nicola Sturgeon is putting more pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to call a confidence motion against the UK government. | Nicola Sturgeon is putting more pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to call a confidence motion against the UK government. |
The first minister believes the motion could succeed, but is only guaranteed if it is raised by Labour. | The first minister believes the motion could succeed, but is only guaranteed if it is raised by Labour. |
The SNP leader says she is still considering bringing forward the motion, but is calling on Labour, as the official opposition, to raise it. | The SNP leader says she is still considering bringing forward the motion, but is calling on Labour, as the official opposition, to raise it. |
She believes it will, at the very least, "clarify Labour's position". | She believes it will, at the very least, "clarify Labour's position". |
But the Labour leader has so far ruled out the move, which could trigger a general election, until he can be sure of winning the vote. | But the Labour leader has so far ruled out the move, which could trigger a general election, until he can be sure of winning the vote. |
'Weak and unstable' | 'Weak and unstable' |
Speaking on the Sophy Ridge programme on Sky News, Ms Sturgeon said: "We think Labour should table a confidence motion and I said last week if it does so, then the SNP will support that. | Speaking on the Sophy Ridge programme on Sky News, Ms Sturgeon said: "We think Labour should table a confidence motion and I said last week if it does so, then the SNP will support that. |
"I think it is possible that a confidence motion right now could succeed. This is a government that is weak and unstable and is becoming more weak and unstable with every day that passes." | "I think it is possible that a confidence motion right now could succeed. This is a government that is weak and unstable and is becoming more weak and unstable with every day that passes." |
Ms Sturgeon said that even if the House of Commons motion was not successful, it would at least help clarify the position of Labour. | Ms Sturgeon said that even if the House of Commons motion was not successful, it would at least help clarify the position of Labour. |
She said: "Labour's position is that it won't back a second EU referendum unless it has tried and failed to trigger a general election. But if it won't try to trigger a general election we are in this catch-22 position and it seems to me that Labour is as much a barrier to making progress on Brexit as the Tories are." | She said: "Labour's position is that it won't back a second EU referendum unless it has tried and failed to trigger a general election. But if it won't try to trigger a general election we are in this catch-22 position and it seems to me that Labour is as much a barrier to making progress on Brexit as the Tories are." |
Ms Sturgeon said she would continue talking to other opposition parties. | Ms Sturgeon said she would continue talking to other opposition parties. |
A Labour Party spokesman told the BBC: "Labour will bring a vote of no confidence when it has the best chance of succeeding. | |
"We are looking at this on a day-by-day, week-by-week basis." | |
Nicola Sturgeon's call comes just a day after one of Jeremy Corbyn's own MPs called on the Labour leader to "come off the fence" and back another vote on EU membership. | |
'Break the impasse' | 'Break the impasse' |
Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said he believed a call for a second referendum - or People's Vote - could command a majority in the House of Commons if supported by the Labour frontbench. | Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said he believed a call for a second referendum - or People's Vote - could command a majority in the House of Commons if supported by the Labour frontbench. |
Mr Murray told the BBC: "The Labour Party will have to come off the fence on that at some point pretty soon because I think what they're trying to do might be incompatible with what's available. | Mr Murray told the BBC: "The Labour Party will have to come off the fence on that at some point pretty soon because I think what they're trying to do might be incompatible with what's available. |
"There's a majority of MPs that would stop a no-deal scenario from happening so that could be taken off the table. | "There's a majority of MPs that would stop a no-deal scenario from happening so that could be taken off the table. |
"I think we can get a majority around a People's Vote because we need to try and break the impasse between now and the 29th of March." | "I think we can get a majority around a People's Vote because we need to try and break the impasse between now and the 29th of March." |
Mr Murray said cross-party talks in parliament were ongoing to try and push for another EU vote. | Mr Murray said cross-party talks in parliament were ongoing to try and push for another EU vote. |
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