Summary

  • Theresa May to publish her new Brexit plan to Parliament on 21 January

  • Full debate and key vote on that plan on 29 January

  • PM holding talks with MPs and urges people to "work constructively together"

  • Jeremy Corbyn refuses to take part unless the PM rules out a no-deal Brexit

  • Mrs May has held meetings with the Lib Dems, SNP and Plaid Cymru

  • Government paper suggests new EU referendum would take "in excess of a year"

  1. 'Catastrophic for students,' says NUSpublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    Vice president 'demands' another referendum

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    Amatey Doku, vice president of the National Union of Students, says the outcome of the vote has left the UK on the "brink of a potential no-deal scenario which would be catastrophic for students and future generations to come".

    Mr Doku adds: "The Brexit deal did not deliver on the concerns of students and young people, nor did it allow them to feed in and get their voices heard.

    "We know that opportunities for international education are transformative for students and their local communities. But under any current deal or no-deal scenario, these opportunities are at risk of being snatched away from students.

    He demands another referendum to allow young people - "the generation who will be affected the most by Brexit" - to have a say on their future.

  2. What are the possible outcomes now?published at 09:37 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

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  3. Brexit Barometer: We need to think about why we're doing thispublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    BBC Radio 5 live

    5 live's Brexit Barometer is asking listeners what they think should happen next. Randeep says he wants the government to cancel the Brexit process.

    Call 08085 909 693 / Text 85058 / Tweet @bbc5live, external

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  4. How does a confidence motion work?published at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    A vote of no confidence lets MPs decide on whether they want the government to continue.

    If a majority of MPs vote for the motion then it starts a 14-day countdown.

    If during that time an alternative government cannot win a new vote of confidence, then an early general election would be called.

    That election cannot happen for at least 25 working days.

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  5. 'Focus on how devastating Corbyn would be'published at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    Rudd says nothing worse than Corbyn as PM

    Amber Rudd

    Leaving her house this morning, Amber Rudd says she thinks the PM will win the vote of no confidence later.

    The work and pensions secretary says: “I look forward to making the case for her today. And the real issue we need to focus on today is how devastating a Jeremy Corbyn government would be for this country.

    "We have difficulties over delivering on Brexit. But nothing, nothing would be worse than a Jeremy Corbyn government.”

  6. Corbyn calls for general election supportpublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    The Labour leader tweets...

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  7. Your Call: What do you want to happen next?published at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Nicky Campbell is presenting Your Call this morning - click here to listen live on BBC Sounds.

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  8. WTO rules 'not the answer'published at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    The Liberal Democrat leader tweets...

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  9. Reaction from Francepublished at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    'It's bad news,' says France's Europe minister

    Nathalie LoiseauImage source, Getty Images

    French Europe minister Nathalie Loiseau says: "Its bad news, this deal was negotiated during two years and it is a very good deal and the only deal possible.

    She tells radio France Inter: "We have explored all the options with the British. It's up to the British to decide. There is an absence of majority for this deal but we don't know what the majority is in favour of."

    She adds that the UK only has to ask for an extension to the Brexit deadline.

    "Legally, technically, it's possible. The British need to ask for it and there needs to be a unanimous agreement among the 27 other members of the European Union to say, 'alright, you chose March 29 as the leaving date... Ok, we'll push it back'."

  10. Leadsom: PM wants to hear 'constructive views' from MPspublished at 09:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    BBC Breakfast

    Andrea Leadsom

    Conservative MP and Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom says the PM now wants to hear senior parliamentarians' "constructive ideas that are negotiable with the European Union, that will help get this deal over the line".

    She says it is clear that the Brexit deal as a whole "wasn't necessarily being rejected" but "there are particular aspects of the deal" that some MPs find problematic.

    She adds it would be "perfectly possible" for the EU to add their reassurance over the controversial Irish backstop into the withdrawal agreement.

    Asked if Theresa May is fit to govern this country, Ms Leadsom says: "This is unprecedented in the complexity and the passionate views, the diversity of views, held by members across the House.

    "What the prime minister has made absolutely clear all the way through this is, she sees it as her core purpose to deliver on what 17.4 million people voted for."

    She adds: "The prime minister remains committed to delivering on Brexit and we all need to now help her."

  11. EU shows support for Barnierpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

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  12. No-deal Brexit 'might mean border checks'published at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    John Campbell
    BBC News NI Economics and Business Editor

    Northern Ireland borderImage source, Getty Images

    There might have to be checks on goods crossing the Irish border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Republic of Ireland's Transport Minister Shane Ross says.

    Senior Irish politicians have, until now, said that whatever the circumstances the border will not be hardened.

    Read the full story here.

  13. 5 live listeners: What should happen next?published at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    BBC Radio 5 live

    5 live’s Brexit Barometer is asking listeners: What do you want to happen next?

    Rob says: "The Brexit process should have been cross party/institution lead from the very start. May did it all herself and had "in name only" Brexit secretaries. With a matter of weeks left she now says she will consult - but will she listen?"

    On Twitter @bbc5live, external, Mark says: "#nodeal is the only way. I didn't agree with May's deal but at least she tried to negotiate something for everyone, that's more than all the others put together. If they offered help and solutions rather than criticism for their own gain, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess."

    Helen says: "Foregone conclusion - let’s just pack this silliness in and stay as we are please! Remain is the best deal."

    On Facebook, external, Nick says: "The vote in Parliament yesterday was for a deal or no deal. The result of the referendum was in the EU or out of the EU. So that’s two votes taken place, with both results in favour of no deal. So my question is, when do we leave?"

    Michael says: "The MPs have no backbone. They were never going to sanction any deal put before them. They are making the rules - the UK will never leave the EU. I will never vote ever again. Democracy is dead and buried in the UK."

    And Liz says: "I don't want to hear any more about Brexit until it's over."

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  14. Rees-Mogg: Tory MPs will support May in confidence votepublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    Jacob Rees-Mogg

    Conservative MP and Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg says he believes the prime minister will win Wednesday's no confidence vote.

    "I haven't heard of any Conservative MP who will not support her," he tells BBC Breakfast.

    On the Brexit deal, he says Mrs May should go back to a "simpler deal, where essentially we offer them money in return for a good trade deal, a super-Canada style trade deal".

    And he says that a no-deal Brexit is "not something we should be afraid of".

    "That's how we trade with other people," he says. "It's a perfectly routine international operation.

    "But the pro-Europeans within the Conservative party are terrified of that. So if the PM were to come forward with a comprehensive free trade deal for which we paid some money, she might find that crashing up against the date of exit, people would find that easier to vote for than they would have done six months ago."

    Mr Rees-Mogg - who last month called for a no-confidence vote in the PM - adds: "The EU's always been good at doing things at the very last moment. The issue we will face is getting the provisions into British law, into legislation.

    "You can have the meaningful vote again on a new deal, but can you legislate in the very short time available?"

  15. PM 'to hold cross-party talks'published at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

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  16. Business leaders: 'Please compromise' on Brexitpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

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    Nicole Sykes, the head of EU negotiations at CBI
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    Nicole Sykes, the head of EU negotiations at CBI

    Nicole Sykes, head of EU negotiations at the Confederation of British Industry which represents nearly 2,000 companies in the UK, says businesses are "really very worried" about heading towards a no-deal Brexit.

    She adds that 80% of CBI members say they have pulled back on investment "directly as a result of Brexit".

    "Businesses are asking for two things," she tells BBC Breakfast.

    "Firstly, some leadership from politicians. Backbenches, government together working for some sort of compromise, some sort of unity that can get this deal moving.

    "The second thing they're asking for is 'please don't go backwards'. If you start heading towards no deal, if you start heading towards a light-touch Canada-style free trade agreement, that's going to bring a lot of problems.

    "Businesses have been pretty clear they would like something like a customs union, something like a deep regulatory relationship with the EU.

    "But mostly it's about 'please move on, please compromise'."

  17. 'Ludicrous' if PM won't talk to Corbynpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

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  18. Leadsom: No plans to delay Brexitpublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    Andrea LeadsomImage source, PA

    Commons leader Andrea Leadsom says the government won't be delaying the UK's exit from the EU despite Parliament rejecting the PM's Brexit deal.

    She tells Radio 4's Today programme: "We are clear we won't be delaying Article 50. We won't be revoking it."

    Ms Leadsom says she has "struggled" with the PM's deal as a "passionate" Brexiteer but adds that it balances various interests.

    She says the PM will seek to build wider support for a deal that MPs can back but says there are no plans to hold talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

  19. The view from abroad...published at 08:39 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    'Humiliating', 'political chaos' and more...

    Le MondeImage source, Reuters

    Theresa May's historic Commons defeat is splashed across the front pages of papers across the globe.

    • France's Le Monde says Mrs May was subject to a "humiliating defeat" that left the future of her government and Brexit "more uncertain than ever".
    • Spain's El Pais says the "crushing defeat" will make the "crisis" over Brexit worse.
    • Germany's Der Spiegel says Mrs May's Brexit plan has been "shattered" and asks: "Must she go now?" - while a commentator for Bild describes the situation as "Brexshit".
    • Belgium's L'Echo headline reads: "The shadow of a hard Brexit", while La Libre Belgique mulls "the jump into the void of the British Parliament".
    • Sweden's Svenska Dagbladet leads with Mrs May's "historic loss", and the Dagens Nyheter says: "After the historic setback - May's fate can be decided today."
    • Denmark's national Jyllands-Posten leads with the "big defeat for May", saying it leaves Brexit facing "maximum insecurity".
    • America's New York Times describes the loss as a "humiliating defeat" that has "thrust Britain further into political chaos". The paper picks up on Mrs May's warning before the vote that the decision will "set the future of our country for generations". It adds: "Like most others, though, the prime minister had no easy answers about the way forward."
  20. Belfast haulier: No-deal Brexit would be disaster for uspublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 January 2019

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Sarah Brett with Cullen family

    BBC Radio 5 live’s Sarah Brett is in Belfast Harbour. Almost 70% of Northern Ireland's sea trade goes through there, and a quarter of the maritime trade of the whole of Ireland.

    Kevin, Paddy and Anna Cullen's father, JJ, started road haulage business Cullen Transport in the 1960's.

    Kevin says: “The idea of a no-deal Brexit would be a disaster for us. (Some) 70% of our freight runs up and down the road every day, and if there’s a border put in place, it will slow everything down.

    "The movement across the border needs to be free, it’s critical not just for us, but also for consumers who will inevitably see the costs associated with the transport of goods go up.

    "Dublin for us now, you could leave Belfast at seven in the morning, and be back in Belfast for one o’clock. Back in those days with a full-scale hard security border, that was unimaginable. You left Belfast at seven in the morning and you did not get back until seven o’clock [at night].

    Paddy says: "I remember going in the truck with my father as a child, even up until I was 16 starting work, and spending most of our time at the border, trying to get cleared through customs.

    "If it goes back to that, I can’t see where it’s going to benefit anybody… It just adds everything to your bottom line.”