THERESA May has faced calls for her to resign after another defeat in the House of commons over her Brexit plan

MPs will be back at Westminster on Monday voting again on possible alternative solutions to the Brexit stalemate after the Prime Minister lost a third vote on leaving the European Union.

Theresa May’s motion on the Withdrawal Agreement was defeated by 344 votes to 286.

She had told MPs before the vote if they wanted to deliver Brexit and respect the result of the referendum then “now is the moment”.

As protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament the Prime Minister appealed to MPs to finally back her plan.

However, she lost again and told MPs that the position now was to leave the EU on April 12 unless she seeks a longer extension.

Mrs May said: “It should be a matter of profound regret” that parliament was unable to agree a deal to leave the EU.

It could now mean that the UK would have to take part in the EU Parliament elections in May if a longer extension is agreed to by the EU countries.

MPs will again next week vote on a series of possible alternatives which could include a customs union, a second referendum or revoke Article 50.

Last week the Commons voted on eight different proposals from backbench MPs and all eight were rejected.

They will now vote on some or possibly even all the alternatives in a series on indicative votes again on Monday.

The Prime Minister could still bring her deal back for another vote but having lost three times and with more than 30 Conservative MPs voting against her this time and the ten DUP MPs still refusing to support her, it is unlikely she would win.

If nothing is agreed and no extension granted then the default legal position is the UK would leave the EU on April 14 with no deal.

Labour and the SNP said that there now needs to be a change of Government.

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford: “I think there has to be a general election.

“The Government’s proposition is absolutely dead. The Prime Minister has absolutely no credibility.

“We should put this back to the people.”

Labour said the Prime Minister’s deal is now dead and she should resign.

Paul Sweeney, Glasgow North East MP, said: the deal is well and truly dead now. It is time for the Prime Minister to recognize the reality of the situation she is in.

“I think her position is now untenable. She needs to resign, get out of the way and enable parliament to come to a majority for a way ahead.”