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"The EU has been a straightjacket on the City of London," says Tory peer Lord Blencathra, arguing that the City will be able to do business with the world after Brexit.

He calls on "the remaining remoaners to start having faith that this is a great country".

Measures including a ban on the sale of puppies under eight weeks old are announced.

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How did your MP vote in the Brexit debate last night? 

The result was an overwhelming victory for the government but one Conservative and 47 Labour MPs rebelled against their party line to vote against triggering Article 50.

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Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock calls on the government to produce a cost-benefit analysis of its Brexit plans.

Without that, he claims, the white paper "isn't a plan worth the name, it's a wishlist".

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Lord Bridges dismisses the Lib Dems' calls for a second referendum. They "do not accept the outcome" of last year's vote, he claims.

He says another referendum would be "politically disrespectful and completely and utterly counter-productive" - adding that these are the words of former Lib Dem MP and minister Sir Vince Cable.

"I entirely agree with the guru of Twickenham," Lord Bridges says.

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Stroud MP Neil Carmichael, whose Gloucestershire constituency voted to remain in the European Union, has told the BBC's World at One he may rebel against the government in a future vote. 

He backed the Brexit bill in Wednesday's vote, saying "we lost the referendum" and it was difficult to ignore a majority vote to leave. But he said: "I am not prepared to stand by and watch any old Brexit deal be signed."

"I think it really important Parliament has a meaningful role from now on until any final deal emerges" through the Great Repeal Bill and a "proper discussion, debate and decision making process" at the end of the two-year Article 50 process.

Asked how many other Conservative MPs might rebel, Mr Carmichael said:  "I think there's a lot of people thinking that Parliament should have a significant role in the process from now until March 2019." 

He added: "I don't think that we are going against the wishes of the electorate by protecting the national interest." 

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The DUP's Ian Paisley says that Ireland should focus on forging a new relationship with the UK because the other EU nations "don't really listen to Ireland". 

David Davis says that the relationship with Ireland is "one of the most important parts" of Brexit preparations including the aim to "keep an open border". 

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BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says most of the white paper is a restatement of the arguments already made - but one thing that jumped out was that there will also be legislation to introduce new immigration controls, to replace freedom of movement once the UK leaves the EU.

It means there is going to be a bill which has to pass through the House of Commons he says - a "potential nightmare for the Labour Party", half of which is desperate for Jeremy Corbyn to take a tougher line on freedom of movement, the other half determined that he does not. 

Another Commons showdown looms, he says.

The short answer is, not much. As expected the white paper is, by and large, a compendium of previously made announcements- most of which were revealed in January's Lancaster House speech.

Here is what we have learned:

• There will be a white paper on the Great Repeal Bill. This suggests we might get draft legislation on the bill which converts existing EU into UK law shortly. 
• The Government would like the rights of EU citizens here resolved ahead of the formal Brexit negotiations beginning in March.
• There will be new legislation on immigration and customs law.
• The Government will not seek seek some form of unlimited transitional status.
• There will be a new means to settle trade disputes once we leave the European Union. What this will be is unclear.

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Labour Brexit spokeswoman Baroness Hayter says the government has produced a white paper "a little late" but is "pleased it has been announced at the despatch box".

She says Brexit has be handled "in a way that serves all the country" and Labour can support some of the white paper's measures, such as "frictionless" trade and support for science.

The opposition's concerns include a possible loss of compensation to consumers, possible "visa requirements to travel in the EU" and environmental protection.

"And we regret any departure from the customs union," she says, claiming it will cause problems for "importers and exporters".

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Conservative Theresa Villiers asks about securing the rights of EU nationals living in the UK to access the NHS.

Specifically, she wants to give certainty to a constituent who is receiving cancer treatment.

David Davis says access to health care matters both to EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU. 

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Labour's Chris Leslie accuses the government of treating Parliament "as an afterthought".

There is no point in having a vote after the government has signed a deal with the European Union, he says.

David Davis replies that MPs will have the opportunity to vote on a number of pieces of legislation "before we get there" and will have a vote at the end to decide if the deal is acceptable.

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Labour's Helen Goodman asks why the government is committing the UK to leaving the customs union without any impact assessment.

David Davis says he wants an agreement that will have low or zero tariffs and no tariff barriers.

That will make it very straightforward to have a trade deal with Europe, he says.

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Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith dismisses complaints that the white paper does not contain enough details as "nonsense".

He says the details were made clear in the 12 objectives set out in the prime minister's speech.

He asks the government to confirm that "high value areas" such as academia will see "next to no change" in immigration, adding that it is "the low valued, high volume areas we need to control".

David Davis replies that it is his job to bring decisions back to "this House" rather than designing immigration policy. 

However, he says the UK will want to attract talent and therefore he does not expect "any deleterious effect on industry".

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Labour MP Kate Hoey criticises those who argue that workers' rights will be threatened by Brexit.

She says protection of such rights is "already in our laws".

David Davis agrees, claiming that UK law is often stronger than EU measures.

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Debate on the bill takes a break while Exiting the EU Minister Lord Bridges of Headley repeats today's Commons statement on "the United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union".