The last 24 hours in Westminster have been chaotic and shambolic.

The Prime Minister has lost authority and now is in office for her and her party’s self-interest, and certainly not in the national interest.

The House of Commons should have voted on her deal today. Instead the Government has postponed the vote and is in a complete state of disarray.

I would have voted against this deal. It is bad for young people, workers, businesses and the wider community in St Helens North. Theresa May’s offer gives no guarantees on workers’ rights, environmental protections, consumer standards, security co-operation and most importantly it gives no clarity about a future trading relationship between the EU and Britain.

How can I trust the Tories to protect or deliver on any of these given what we’ve seen in Parliament this week, and more acutely in what the Government has done to the NHS, schools, police and local government in St Helens borough over the last 7 years?

We are at an impasse. My priority is guarding against a no-deal Brexit that would be catastrophic for St Helens North and the whole country. I believe that this Tory Government is discredited and now should call a general election.

If that doesn’t happen, then I believe the option of a second referendum is one we must consider.