Brexit vote result - LIVE: Jeremy Corbyn tables vote of no confidence in Theresa May that could bring down government after historic 230-vote Commons defeat

Michael Gove is repeating the line that we have heard repeatedly in the last few days by Theresa May's allies, that voting down her Brexit deal could lead to no Brexit at all. 

"We have face either a no-deal Brexit, with the short-term economic damage that would bring. Or worse, no Brexit at all," Mr Gove told BBC Radio 4's Today. 

Michael Gove on BBC Radio 4's Today: 

I don't know whether or not we'll win, I'm not an astrologer.

Mr Gove believes that the Irish backstop is “a vice that we can tighten around the EU”.

Former education minister Nicky Morgan warned that the UK was not ready for a no-deal Brexit, claiming that "sliding out or crashing out" would be "deeply damaging".

She told Today: "I cannot believe that any responsible government or former minister would want to put the people of this country through that."

Mrs Morgan, who now chairs the Treasury Committee of backbench MPs, dismissed the idea that Mrs May should quit if she loses the vote on Tuesday night.

The Loughborough MP, who will vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal, said:

I cannot see that actually changing Prime Minister at this stage would do the country any good.

There are millions of people in this country watching Westminster and Parliament very anxiously today.

Many, many of them are supporting the PM's deal, not that it is perfect, ... but saying 'a deal is important to have, we would like you to support this deal'.

Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer said that if she loses the meaningful vote, Theresa May should make a statement to the Commons "about what her plan B is".

He told Today that Labour was readying a vote of no confidence in the Government, but declined to say exactly when, adding: "The timing will be down to Jeremy Corbyn but he has already indicated that it will be soon."

Keir Starmer: 'If a General Election can't happen we'll press on with other options including the option of a public vote'

Sir Keir was asked about Labour support for a second referendum.

He reiterated the Labour position that it wanted the vote to be followed by a general election, adding:

In the end it comes down really to: is there going to be a general election? That is one option. Is there some form of deal that people can coalesce around or should there be a public vote or a second referendum?

"We need to create the space for that discussion about the credible alternatives.

Pressed on his preference, Mr Starmer added: "We can't have no-deal and therefore we need to find a majority for something else.

"Our party conference set out the option of a public vote, a second referendum, and obviously that has got to be discussed."