THE UK is on course for a December General Election after Labour announced its conditions to back the move had been met.
Jeremy Corbyn told his shadow cabinet Labour will launch the "most ambitious and radical campaign for real change our country has ever seen" now a No-Deal Brexit was "off the table".
It comes ahead of the Government's bid to convince MPs to back a poll on December 12.
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Corbyn told his shadow cabinet: "I have consistently said that we are ready for an election and our support is subject to a no-deal Brexit being off the table.
"We have now heard from the EU that the extension of Article 50 to January 31 has been confirmed, so for the next three months, our condition of taking no-deal off the table has now been met.
"We will now launch the most ambitious and radical campaign for real change our country has ever seen."
Boris Johnson will attempt to convince the Commons to vote for a December 12 election at his fourth time of asking using a short Bill which sets aside the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, requiring only a simple majority of MPs.
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However, the LibDems and the SNP are reluctant to accept his date – fearing it allows time to bring the Withdrawal Agreement Bill before MPs ahead of the start of the campaign.
They have previously signalled support for a poll on December 9, but could put forward a proposal for an election on December 11 – which the Government is likely to accept.
A Number 10 source said: "If there's an amendment to the 11th we could accept."
Corbyn's move does not mean a December election is certain, with Labour is expected to support amendments to the Bill.
The party is understood to back a change to the proposed date which, if such an amendment is selected by the Speaker, could be backed by the LibDems and SNP.
Other amendments, such as votes for 16 and 17-year-olds, are being considered.
Downing Street said votes for EU nationals could cause "administrative chaos" while allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to take part would be "administratively impossible" to deliver.
Earlier, LibDem MP Chuka Umunna said his party is against holding a General Election on Johnson's preferred polling date of December 12, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It cannot be the 12th."
However, Umunna signalled the LibDems could be flexible over their own preferred election date of December 9.
He said: "We will see what else they come forward with. We have got to break the gridlock."
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