SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said Theresa May has been "captured by her right-wing Brexiteers" as he urged her government to move aside.
Speaking in the House of Commons as MPs debate a no-confidence motion tabled by Jeremy Corbyn, he said the Prime Minister "can only dream of being in a situation where she has a majority".
His comments come after Nicola Sturgeon said May gave little indication that she knew what to do next after the landslide loss for her Brexit deal at Westminster.
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Blackford said: "Of course I wish her no ill will and if she does choose to resign today can I wish her all the best for her future career."
He added: "The Prime Minister is beholden to the DUP but the DUP will only support her in very certain circumstances. This is not just about the defeat of the Government last night on Brexit, it is a Government that is stuck, that can't get its legislative programme through.
"It has no majority support in this House, it is a Government that is past its time. And if the Government had any humility, had any self respect it would reflect on the scale of that defeat last night ... the Government should recognise it has no moral authority, the Government quite simply should go."
He went on: "I fear that was is really going on is that we have a Government that is seeking to run down the clock ... safe in the knowledge that the Withdrawal Act has gone through, seeking to drive Parliament to the margins and to make sure that we do crash out of the EU with no deal as a serious prospect."
Blackford also called on Jeremy Corbyn to recognise that there is no such thing as a "jobs-first Brexit" as he urged the Labour Party to join the SNP in calling for a People's Vote.
See the full speech here.
The UK Government suffered a historic defeat last night, they face a vote of confidence today and yet the Prime Minister has astonishingly failed to change her tune. This Government must go and go now. Scotland's future lies as an independent nation within the European Union. pic.twitter.com/lLt2kfJkxM
— Ian Blackford (@IanBlackfordMP) January 16, 2019
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