Briefing battle begins over meaning of May's victory

Within a minute of Graham Brady announcing that Theresa May had seen off a no-confidence vote, the cramped corridor outside the room where the result was read filled with MPs from both sides of the debate, all briefing furiously – and all claiming vindication for their side.“It’s a victory, and not a close victory,” the justice secretary, David Gauke, said.Immediately afterwards, and 10 yards down the corridor, Mark Francois, the deputy leader of the pro-Brexit European R