A rally to see off a confidence vote could see Conservative MPs, bolstered by the Democratic Unionist Party, oppose Corbyn's move to prevent a general election. By a wafer thin margin they have enough votes to defeat Corbyn.
May also held a meeting in the House of Commons with her own Conservative MPs, urging them to support her deal.
Although more Conservative MPs who had previously said they would oppose her deal, have changed their minds, May is bracing herself for a big loss in the voting lobby.
Stronger reassurances from Brussels about the so-called Irish border stopgap do not appear to have convinced many MPs to change their minds.
The biggest stumbling block is the EU's refusal to remove what is an insurance policy against a failure to reach a permanent future trading relationship with Britain.
If the backstop comes into operation it would mean Northern Ireland having to operate on EU rules, unlike the rest of Britain, a situation that has been roundly condemned by all political parties.
Speaking at a factory in Stoke-on-Trent Monday, and later on in the House of Commons, May also ruled out extending the March 29 deadline for Britain's departure from the EU. She has insisted the March deadline will remain.
Opening the penultimate day of the Brexit debate Monday, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox described the 2016 EU referendum as a contract with the British people. He said the contract needed to be honored.
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