North Solihull's MP knocks back Labour leader's plan

NORTH Solihull's MP has said she won't help Jeremy Corbyn become "temporary" Prime Minister in an attempt to stop a no-deal Brexit.
Dame Caroline Spelman was one of four Tories who had received a letter from the Labour leader earlier this week.
Mr Corbyn had asked the Conservative backbenchers - all of whom publicly oppose a "no-deal" exit - for help in blocking Boris Johnson's plans.
But Dame Caroline has since ruled out any move to install Mr Corbyn as the leader of a caretaker government.
The Guardian reported that the former Environment Secretary had said: "I could not support a Corbyn government, end of."
The Labour leader's plan would be to oust the current Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, via a vote of no confidence.
He would then rely on a coalition of opposition parties and a handful of Conservative rebels to form a time-limited administration, preventing Britain leaving without a deal and calling a General Election.
In his letter, Mr Corbyn said: "Our priority should be to work together in Parliament to prevent a deeply damaging 'no deal' being imposed on the country, denying voters the final say.
"Following a successful vote of no confidence in the government, I would then, as leader of the opposition, seek the confidence of the house for a strictly time-limited temporary government with the aim of calling a General Election, and securing the necessary extension of Article 50 to do so.
"In that General Election Labour will be committed to a public vote on the terms of leaving the European Union, including an option to remain."
While some MPs have said they would be willing to meet Mr Corbyn, assembling the numbers to execute the plan would be immensely difficult.
Dame Caroline is thought to have been among those who could be persuaded because of her previous comments about the economic risks of crashing out without a deal in place.