After MPs approved a bill to delay Brexit, minister Robin Walker said he feared an accidental No Deal on April 12 if the EU disagreed
MPS humiliated Theresa May last night by forcing her to delay Brexit again - but were warned their move could have made a No Deal outcome MORE likely.
Following a set of knife-edge clashes, the Commons opted by 313 votes to 312 to push through a controversial power grab bill drawn up by Remainer rebels.
As control of Brexit slipped further away from Mrs May, MPs now have the power to force her to go back to the EU and seek another delay to Brexit so there's time to sort out her mess.
The night of high drama in the Commons came as:
The rebel plot led by Labour's Yvette Cooper and Tory Sir Oliver Letwin succeeded at 11.20pm in a tense evening for the PM.
It will effectively force her to rule out leaving without a Brexit deal on April 12 by making her ask for another extension to Article 50 at the European Council next Wednesday.
Responding to the humiliation, Brexit Minister Robin Walker claimed the Commons' decision had ironically increased the danger of a No Deal Brexit.
He said there is a "real risk created by this bill that we could be timed out", claiming it "actually increases the likelihood of an accidental No Deal - an outcome which this House has repeatedly voted against".
Mr Walker continued: "For example, on April 10, the EU could propose an extension of an alternative length. Under this bill the Prime Minister must then return to this house to put forward that proposal.
"But by April 11, by the time this house has had time to consider that, the council would be over.
"We would need to confirm UK agreement to the EU proposal and get an EU council decision before 11pm on April 12. I struggle to see how we could carry out such a negotiation through correspondence in 24 hours before we leave."
A series of attempts by ministers and Brexiteer Tory MPs to hijack and derail the plot with votes throughout the evening all failed.
It is making a mockery of our parliamentary and constitutional process and it is simply an attempt to overturn Brexit
MP Rachel Maclean
The Lords will now try to rush the bill through today, making it law as early as this evening.
Arch-Eurosceptic Mark Francois raged at Labour MPs: "You’ve rammed a bill through Parliament in barely four hours. That’s not a considered debate, that’s a constitutional outrage".
Tories were furious with the bill, and accused Remainers of going back on their promises to British voters.
MP Tom Pursglove said: "I’m staggered by the number of MPs who are so willing to go back on their promises. Depressing."
And Rachel Maclean raged: "It is making a mockery of our parliamentary and constitutional process and it is simply an attempt to overturn #Brexit by MPs who do not respect democracy."
14 Tories voted for the plot - including former ministers Alistair Burt, Steve Brine and Richard Harrington.
Serial Brexit rebels Ken Clarke, Dominic Grieve and Justine Greening backed it too.
But nine Labour MPs - mostly in Brexit-backing seats - chose to take a stand and vote it down.
Earlier in the day a motion to have the debate and push the Bill through also won by just a single vote in a sign of the continuing deadlock.
But the bill itself appeared somewhat pointless after Mrs May said on Tuesday night she was going to seek another delay anyway.
In a dramatic TV statement she announced she would have to seek more time from the EU when she flies to Brussels next week.
And in a major shift she revealed she would work with Jeremy Corbyn to try and force a deal over the line - sparking outrage in her own party that Brexit is likely to be watered down.
The Government voted against the plans last night, with Steve Barclay calling them "constitutionally irregular" and "rushed through".
A Downing Street spokesman said: "We are disappointed that MPs have chosen to back this bill. The Prime Minister has already set out a clear process through which we can leave the European Union with a deal and we have already committed to seeking a further extension.
"If passed, this bill would place a severe constraint on the Government’s ability to negotiate an extension and reflect this new date in UK statute books before April 12."
However, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed on ITV's Peston that Mrs May would be realising Brexiteers' worst fears and going for a long extension next week - with a cut off when a deal gets over the line.
He added: "We have to have absolute clarity that we’re able to bring that extension to an end once we get a deal done".
Mr Corbyn and Mrs May held two hours of meetings in her Commons office yesterday to try and find a way to work together through the deadlock.
Both sides said the meetings were positive and constructive, and have plans for a marathon session of discussions today too.
The Labour boss is under pressure from his Remainer backbenchers to demand that any deal is subject to a second referendum.
And he's also set to demand she accept a customs union and more workers' rights.
But the PM risks tearing the Tories in two over Brexit - with up to 15 ministers said to be on the verge of quitting over the change to a softer EU exit by working with Mr Corbyn.
She's infuriated her backbenchers too, accusing her of betraying the country by working together with a "Marxist" Labour leader.
If the pair can't thrash out a deal the PM's said she will ask MPs to vote on the way forward, and has promised to accept their plan.
However, two rounds of votes so far have all failed to come up with something that most MPs can get behind.
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