Summary

  • MPs back Brexit bill by 498 votes to 114

  • Bill gives go-ahead for Article 50

  • White Paper on Brexit published

  • It sets out UK's Brexit talks strategy

Live Reporting

Jackie Storer, Alex Hunt and BBC Parliament Staff

  1. Ben Bradshaw - why I can't support 'destructive' Brexit

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  2. What are the Brexit statements doing to David Davis?

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  3. David: We need the EU 'as an anchor'

    Brexit Statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Sir Bill Cash

    Conservative MP Sir Bill Cash asks the government to make clear that by pursuing an ever closer union the other EU member states are "going in the wrong direction".

    David Davis says the UK will exercise influence in what is the best interest of the EU "up to the moment we leave".

    He adds that the government wants the EU to be strong, stable and effective.

    We need them as an anchor, he says. 

  4. Criticism of white paper's delay

    Brexit statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    The SNP's Europe spokesman Stephen Gethins says the Brexit Secretary is "more experienced" than him - but he finds it striking that the white paper is only published a couple of days before committee stage. 

    And he criticises the white paper publication only a few minutes before the statement.

    "What are they afraid of?" he says. "They do not have the courage of their convictions."

    He asks - on the point that David Davis said that devolved legislators will face "significant changes" - whether that means a legislative consent motion will be required.

    David Davis says the SNP MP "cannot complain about an absence of democracy".

  5. Davis: Every vote is meaningful

    Brexit Statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    In response to Sir Keir's question, David Davis say he doesn't understand what is meant by "a meaningful vote".

    Every vote taken in the House is meaningful, he says.

  6. Starmer: Statement says nothing

    Brexit Statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Keir Starmer

    Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer responds to the statement: "This statement says nothing."

    He accuses the prime minister of taking a "risky approach" to Brexit.

    He urges the government to give MPs a "meaningful vote" on the final deal - specifically a vote before the European Parliament gets a vote.

    MPs shouldn't have to watch as the European Parliament debates the deal" "before we get a say on it".

    "It is demeaning." 

  7. Small firms under Brexit spotlight for immigration inquiry

    An official inquiry into the effects of Brexit on immigration has been launched with a focus on the concerns of small and medium-sized enterprises.

    Speaking at its launch, Kate Green, chair of the All-Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) for Migration, said:

    This is an unprecedented time for the UK as it seeks to leave the European Union, something it has been part of for so long. This is a decision that will affect millions in the UK, including small business and public sector organisations who employ thousands of economic migrants across the UK. This is a precarious time, not just for employers, but migrants, who - despite contributing to the economic fabric of this country - now find their future in the UK in the balance. As a result, the APPG has decided to launch an inquiry on the consequences of leaving the single market will have on these sectors.”

  8. Watch: David Davis says 'we've got two more years of this'

    Brexit Secretary jokes at start of statement on the White Paper

  9. Second white paper on Great Repeal Bill expected

    Brexit Statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    David Davis says the government will be publishing another white paper on the Great Repeal Bill.

    That means, he says, that the UK will start with a common regulatory framework with the single market, making continued trade easier.  

    He adds that there will be separate legislation in areas such as customs and immigration.   

    "Avoiding a disruptive cliff edge will be key," he argues and says there will be a time to phase in different arrangements.

  10. Reaction to Brexit Secretary David Davis' Commons statement

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  11. In full: Theresa May's foreword to Brexit White Paper

    We do not approach these negotiations expecting failure, but anticipating success. Because we are a great, global nation with so much to offer Europe and so much to offer the world. One of the world’s largest and strongest economies. With the finest intelligence services, the bravest armed forces, the most effective hard and soft power, and friendships, partnerships and alliances in every continent. And another thing that’s important. The essential ingredient of our success. The strength and support of 65 million people willing us to make it happen. Because after all the division and discord, the country is coming together. The referendum was divisive at times. And those divisions have taken time to heal. But one of the reasons that Britain’s democracy has been such a success for so many years is that the strength of our identity as one nation, the respect we show to one another as fellow citizens, and the importance we attach to our institutions means that when a vote has been held we all respect the result. The victors have the responsibility to act magnanimously. The losers have the responsibility to respect the legitimacy of the outcome. And the country comes together. And that is what we are seeing today. Business isn’t calling to reverse the result, but planning to make a success of it. The House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly for us to get on with it. And the overwhelming majority of people – however they voted – want us to get on with it too. So that is what we will do. Not merely forming a new partnership with Europe, but building a stronger, fairer, more Global Britain too. And let that be the legacy of our time. The prize towards which we work. The destination at which we arrive once the negotiation is done. And let us do it not for ourselves, but for those who follow. For the country’s children and grandchildren too. So that when future generations look back at this time, they will judge us not only by the decision that we made, but by what we made of that decision. They will see that we shaped them a brighter future. They will know that we built them a better Britain.”

  12. What's a white paper?

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  13. Government 'preparing groundwork' for new trade deals

    Brexit Statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    David Davis

    David Davis confirms that the UK will leave the single market and will seek a new arrangement on customs duties.

    He says the UK will seek to increase trade with the fastest growing economies.

    The UK cannot sign new trade deals yet he says but adds that the government is "preparing the groundwork".

  14. Read the white paper

    White paper

    The government says the white paper "provides Parliament and the country with a clear vision of what we are seeking to achieve in negotiating our exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union".

    You can read it here.

  15. Sold out!

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  16. David Davis hails new positive and constructive EU-UK partnership

    House of Commons
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    Brexit Secretary David Davis says the government's strategy for leaving the EU will ensure the UK remains "the best place for science and innovation and cooperating in the fight against terrorism.

    "These 12 objectives amount to one goal - a new posiive and constructive partnership beween Britain and the EU that works in our mutual interests..." he said.

    "We approach the negotiation to come in a spirit of good will and working to an outcome in our mutual benefit," he said.

  17. White paper reflects PM's 12 objectives

    Brexit statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Brexit Secretary David Davis tells MPs that the white paper confirms the government's vision of an independent and truly global UK with an ambitious relationship with the European Union.

    He says the white paper is based on the 12 principles the prime minister set out in her speech at Lancaster House earlier in the year. 

    David Davis says it is in the interests of the UK for EU to succeed politically - "that cannot be said too firmly".

  18. The UK wants the EU to succeed - David Davis

    David Davis

    In his Commons statement, Brexit Secretary David Davis says the government's white paper on the UK's exit from the European Union confirms the prime minister's ambition of "a truly global UK" and an ambitious relationship with the EU.

    He says this will include the UK taking control of its own laws and statute book, maintaining the common travel area, protecting and enhancing existing workers rights and ensuring free trade with European markets.

    "We want the EU to succeed politically and economically," he added.

  19. David Davis begins Brexit statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    Prime Minister Theresa May leaves by car following the vote on European Union BillGetty Images

    Prime Minister Theresa May leaves by car following the vote on European Union Bill

    We now come to the statement from Brexit Secretary David Davis entitled: Exiting the EU: New partnership.

    Yesterday, MPs voted 498 votes to 114 to approve, at second reading, the bill which would trigger Article 50.

    Last week Theresa May announced that a white paper setting out the government’s Brexit strategy would be published.

  20. Salmond: Bill couldn't stop a door

    Business Statement

    House of Commons
    Parliament

    SNP MP Alex Salmond accuses the government of planning to reject "every single one" of the "serious" amendments tabled to the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.

    He complains that the bill is currently not substantial enough to stop a door "let alone start EU negotiations". 

    David Lidington says the MP is opposed to the principle of bill and merely wants to prolong the bill's proceedings so that the UK misses its deadline for triggering Article 50.