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THERESA May's top team are now privately confident that they can win the Brexit vote when it comes back to MPs in January, it's been revealed.
Government sources think they can win the crunch when it comes back to the Commons in January - even if they have to hold it TWICE.
They could bring it back within days if May's deal is voted down in the second week of January.
One source said: "It’s now very much our expectation that we can win this vote, if not the first time then the second time around."
Rebels are coming under fire from their local party associations to stop undermining the PM.
In recent days MPs say the tone from Eurosceptics is softening and there are fresh hopes that the deal can be passed.
But one minister said getting Jacob Rees Mogg on board is still a "work in progress".
Last week the PM brought in those who tried to oust her just days before for a peace meeting in No10, to try and clear the air.
And the Sun revealed how she will schmooze MPs at a New Year's Party ahead of the vital vote.
The PM has planned her big get-together in the week of January 7 – when the debate over her all-important Withdrawal Agreement returns to the Commons.
There are still dozens of MPs who are opposed to the plans because they fear the Brexit deal could keep us trapped in the EU's customs union indefinitely.
The hated Northern Ireland backstop is opposed by Mrs May's DUP allies too.
Sun columnist James Forsyth revealed at the weekend that the Downing Street party is designed to send a clear message to Tory MPs that failure to deliver a Brexit deal could see them booted out of power and that means “there won’t be any more invites to Number 10 for you and your partner for a very long time”.
Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn confirmed he WOULD press ahead with Brexit even if he won a snap election in the coming months.
The Labour boss was told that supporting our EU exit would cost the party seats, but he vowed to go on anyway, and would try to secure a better deal with Brussels.
“You’d have to go back and negotiate, and see what the timetable would be,” he told the Guardian.
Government sources think they can win the crunch when it comes back to the Commons in January - even if they have to hold it TWICE.
They could bring it back within days if May's deal is voted down in the second week of January.
One source said: "It’s now very much our expectation that we can win this vote, if not the first time then the second time around."
Rebels are coming under fire from their local party associations to stop undermining the PM.
In recent days MPs say the tone from Eurosceptics is softening and there are fresh hopes that the deal can be passed.
But one minister said getting Jacob Rees Mogg on board is still a "work in progress".
Last week the PM brought in those who tried to oust her just days before for a peace meeting in No10, to try and clear the air.
And the Sun revealed how she will schmooze MPs at a New Year's Party ahead of the vital vote.
The PM has planned her big get-together in the week of January 7 – when the debate over her all-important Withdrawal Agreement returns to the Commons.
There are still dozens of MPs who are opposed to the plans because they fear the Brexit deal could keep us trapped in the EU's customs union indefinitely.
The hated Northern Ireland backstop is opposed by Mrs May's DUP allies too.
Sun columnist James Forsyth revealed at the weekend that the Downing Street party is designed to send a clear message to Tory MPs that failure to deliver a Brexit deal could see them booted out of power and that means “there won’t be any more invites to Number 10 for you and your partner for a very long time”.
Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn confirmed he WOULD press ahead with Brexit even if he won a snap election in the coming months.
The Labour boss was told that supporting our EU exit would cost the party seats, but he vowed to go on anyway, and would try to secure a better deal with Brussels.
“You’d have to go back and negotiate, and see what the timetable would be,” he told the Guardian.