Furious Jeremy Corbyn refuses to say if he will order his MPs to back Cooper plan to delay Brexit tomorrow in tense exchange

Jeremy Corbyn snapped at reporters asking if he would back a plan to delay Brexit to avoid no deal this morning.

The Labour leader barked ‘no comment’ at journalists outside his home as he refused to say whether he would back the plan tomorrow night.

Senior Labour MP Yvette Cooper has tabled the proposal alongside former Tory minister Nick Boles. 

If it passes it would dramatically seize control of the Commons agenda to allow MPs to try and rule out no deal by delaying Brexit for up to nine months.

The Government is expected to oppose the idea – meaning it only has a hope of passing if Mr Corbyn orders his MPs to vote for it.

But asked about the plan today he said: ‘No comment. Thank you. Goodbye.’ Mr Corbyn stalked off without further comment.

Labour sources said there would be no official statement on the amendments today. 

MPs will vote tomorrow night on a series of proposals for next steps after Theresa May’s deal was crushed.

Three other amendments look highly likely to be selected by Mr Bercow after garnering scores of names – and all look on track to be approved by MPs.  

No10 has been pleading with MPs not to back a proposal tabled by Labour’s Yvette Cooper that would pave the way for a law to extend the Article 50 process.

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