A Parliamentary defeat on such an essential plank of government policy should normally, logically, in conformity to conventional rules (but how comical those words sound these days), result in the government's immediate resignation or in a motion of no confidence bringing about same.

May might hope to survive as party leader going into the ensuing election, because she's delusional. My tenner would be on Boris Mogg.

I used to be afew. I'm still not many.