Lucas: This is an incredibly dangerous momentpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 18 October 2019
The Green Party's only MP, Caroline Lucas, says this is "an incredibly dangerous moment for our country".
She adds: "It looks like a huge con on the British people because, if the vote succeeds, it will take us into a short transition period - giving people the completely false impression that there will be no impact on living standards, or workers' rights and consumer protections outside the EU.
"Boris Johnson will doubtless use this opportunity to try to win an election and put in power a hard-right government which will then run down the clock to the end of the transition period so we end up leaving with no deal."
The transition period - due to run to the end of 2020 - is intended to allow time for the UK and EU to agree their future relationship.
During this time, the UK would have no say in the making of new EU laws during the transition, but would have to follow all EU rules, including freedom of movement.