Summary

  • MPs vote in favour of regulations to implement the Stormont Brake section of Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework deal

  • The deal aims to fix post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland - the Stormont Brake gives Assembly members the chance to raise objections

  • Despite dissent from his own MPs, the controversial part of the deal is approved by 515 votes to 29

  • Several high-profile Tory MPs said they would vote against it - Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel among them

  • The DUP did not support it - it has been boycotting the NI Assembly due to the current post-Brexit trading arrangements

  • Members of a key group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs also advised members to vote against it

Live Reporting

Edited by Emma Owen and Sarah Fowler

  1. What is the Stormont Brake?

    This is the key part of the deal MPs will vote on this afternoon.

    Under the previous deal, some EU laws still applied in Northern Ireland. However, politicians at Stormont had no way of influencing them.

    The new agreement introduces a "Stormont brake".

    This would allow the Northern Ireland Assembly - which creates laws in Northern Ireland - to object to new EU rules.

    The process would be triggered if 30 Northern Ireland politicians from two or more parties sign a petition.

    The brake could not be used for "trivial reasons" and would be reserved for "significantly different" rules.

    Read more detail on the Stormont Brake here.

  2. The Windsor Framework - a reminder

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    The Windsor Framework will be coming up a lot in the Commons later - but what exactly is it?

    Trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was easy before Brexit - both were in the EU and shared the same trade rules.

    However, when Northern Ireland left the EU, a deal was required to prevent checks being introduced.

    That's because the EU has strict food rules and requires border checks when certain goods - such as milk and eggs - arrive from non-EU countries like the UK. Paperwork is also required for other goods.

    The land border is a sensitive issue because of Northern Ireland's troubled political history. It was feared that introducing cameras or border posts as part of checks on goods could lead to instability.

    The new deal is aimed at significantly reducing the number of checks.

    You can read more about it here.

  3. Boris Johnson due before MPs shortly

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    As you’ll know, Boris Johnson is up before a committee of MPs who are deciding whether he misled the Commons over the Partygate scandal.

    The former prime minister has admitted to misleading MPs - but denies doing so "intentionally or recklessly."

    That’s getting under way shortly - you can follow it here.

    If that doesn’t float your boat, stick with us for the Stormont Brake debate.

  4. Welcome to our live coverage

    Good morning and welcome to our live coverage from the House of Commons.

    It’s a big day in Westminster - as you probably know by now, Boris Johnson is due to mount his defence over Partygate shortly. You can follow that on our dedicated live page here.

    On this page, we’ll be bringing you the regular session of PMQs, where Rishi Sunak will take questions from the leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, as well as other MPs.

    Immediately after that, we’ll turn to Brexit, and a debate and vote on the Stormont Brake element of the Windsor Framework - Sunak’s post-Brexit plan to iron out trade problems between the UK and the EU in Northern Ireland.

    We’ll bring you the latest as it happens.