Jeremy Corbyn called in to meet head of MI6 as spooks fear Brexit talks may collapse and spark snap election
The Labour leader met Alex Younger, head of MI6, so he could be briefed on the threats to the nation
JEREMY Corbyn has held a meeting with intelligence chiefs as the chances of a snap general election grow.
The Labour leader met Alex Younger, head of MI6, so he could be briefed on the threats to the nation.
The meeting was arranged due to fears that May's Brexit negotiations will fail - triggering an election.
According to the Mr Younger has not met Corbyn until now.
May is facing fresh Brexit pressure on a number of fronts after a surprise ministerial resignation yesterday left Tory wounds on EU withdrawal exposed again.
Jo Johnson's decision to quit as transport minister saw pro-EU and arch-Brexiteers in the Conservative Party unite to attack the Prime Minister's stance.
Mrs May also had to deal with a challenge from Northern Ireland's DUP whose support she needs to command a Commons majority.
Mr Johnson's dramatic move to exit Government, four months after his brother Boris dealt Mrs May a political blow by walking out of Cabinet, took Westminster by surprise.
However, his call for a new Brexit referendum was attacked by Mrs May's supporters.
Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi cautioned against a new poll, telling the BBC such a move would "unleash forces that no politician... would actually know where it would end up".
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He added: "In the sense that if you betray the British people where they no longer believe in democracy... you don't know what the consequences are."
Amid the Tory infighting, DUP leader Arlene Foster made it clear her party would vote against the PM's current proposals.
The DUP leader said "no unionist" could back Mrs May's apparent advocacy of a withdrawal treaty that includes a Northern Ireland specific backstop measure to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.