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May not get to that. >> where do you think he's up to now, 38, 39, 310 -- >> i think he's slightly over that. there are more that will come that aren't announced. he'll probably get up to 315. >> it's interesting when you listen to the member of the key labor party this party this morning, they're at pains to say they would remove the w.h.i.p. with the severe instruction that the leader can give if they voted with the prime minister today. but then it all comes to the letwin amendment which we were just talking about. how can we calculate the numbers for this? >> now, just a minute, the letwin...

Said do or die, we would leave it on the table without an extension. but they are confident they will get through that law in time and hold the vote and still leave by the 31st. >> upon what basis do they have that confidence, bearing in mind, if they do have this enabling legislation to go through, there's a meyriad of delaying tactics over these 30 or 40 pieces of legislation? >> well, now confidently they've gotten the numbers to approve the deal. it's very hard to say they won't also vote that day. >> so the only argument that boris johnson can try to ensure is not the alternative that thi...

It's not his deal or no deal. it's let's get brexit done. the phrase is very popular i'm told in both groups. they just want it to be over with. >> they want it to be over with. but i come back to the practicalities of it. you say it has got the votes here, he'll have the votes in the enabling legislation. but he won't know whether he's got the votes until they have the vote. and that will be after the letwin amendment? >> that's right. that's right. so, tuesday now becomes super tuesday, super saturday has faded away. and now this brings forward we think the deal in the first add second readi...

View the european union. there has never been a political narrative in britain that has tried to unthread or untake that and that has sat badly with us. and sometimes, there's been absolute bitter anger at the european union. >> but how is it going to go today? at the end of the day, that's really what we need to know. i mean, there's this amendment which we have a copy of here which -- well, i'm sure you're familiar with it backwards, no doubt by heart. >> right, quite sure. >> and this house has considered the matter but withholds approval unless and until implementing legislation is passed....

End of october, because they're worried about their constituencies because some of them voted for brexit. we shthose voting abstaining. take that into account, abstaining or labor or erg, it will be very close. >> right, but we won't get that vote before we've had the letwin vote. and the letwin vote, as that passes, withdraws all of this for an extension. >> we'll talk about that later in the week. >> anna stewart with the numbers, as they look at the moment. now, if you're joining us in the united states, "new day" is ahead for you. as we continue here in london. the debate continues. we'v...