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After questions to Brexit ministers, MPs will turn to two urgent questions - the first on the Galileo project and the second on redundancies at Rolls Royce.

There's a statement from Scottish Secretary David Mundell on the Sewel convention, followed by the weekly Business Statement on upcoming business, debates and bills.

We'll have a report from the Foreign Affairs Committee on preparations for the World Cup, then a debate marking the 70th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks.

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Brexit questions is under way in the Commons. Labour's Liz Twist asks why the government whipped its MPs to vote against protecting employment, consumer and environmental rights in the Brexit negotiations.

Brexit Minister Steve Baker says that although the government supports maintaining current standards, the amendment they voted to reject "severely damaged our capacity to have a functioning statute book after Brexit".

Conservative Christopher Chope stands up to say that many EU derived rights are "rights we'd rather not have" like the right to transport live animals for slaughter.

No escape from Brexit this morning - we're joining the Commons for questions to the team of ministers at Exiting the EU department.

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A dramatic day in Parliament today.

SNP MPs walked out en masse from Prime Minister's Questions after their Westminster leader was thrown out of the chamber in a row with the Speaker.

Ian Blackford refused to sit down when ordered to by John Bercow having asked for the Commons to sit in private.

This was in protest at a lack of debate yesterday, on what he said was a "power grab" in the EU Withdrawal Bill.

It brought PMQs to a temporary halt as the Speaker consulted his officials on what to do next.

What happened in the EU Withdrawal Bill?

There were no defeats for the government on their EU Withdrawal Bill, the Commons has rejected all Lords amendments, and replaced a few with their own government amendments.

Attempts to keep the UK in the European Economic Area after Brexit were defeated, amid a major Labour revolt over the issue.

Lords amendment 51, which committed the UK to retain EEA membership after it leaves the EU next year, was reversed by 327 votes to 126.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had urged his MPs to abstain but 75 voted for and 15 against.

Shadow minster Laura Smith and five junior aides resigned in order to defy the party whip over the issue.

The bill will return to the Lords on Monday.

The Commons returns at 9:30am in the morning with Exiting the EU questions.

Tonia Antoniazzi and Anna McMorrin quit parliamentary roles to vote against the Labour whip.

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That's it for the moment. The rest of the amendments are decided on without a vote.

Amendment 24 is not agreed (that's the Dubs amendment) but the government replacement passes. The other amendments as listed on the selection paper - which is here, external - are decided on also without a vote.

And so, the Commons consideration of the EU Withdrawal Bill is over for the time being.

The bill heads back to the House of Lords, where it will be debated on Monday.

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The Commons has voted to reject Lords amendment 3. (This is the amendment on environmental principles.)

Ayes: 320

Noes: 296

Majority: 24

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Introduced by Lord Krebs, this amendment obliges ministers to take steps to maintain EU environmental principles in UK law.

A replacement amendment has been tabled by Tory MP Oliver Letwin, which provides for principles to be set out in a new bill.

The government is supporting the Letwin amendment.

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The Commons has divided to vote on Lords amendment 3.

This is on environmental protections. The government does not support it but has approved another amendment in lieu, penned by Sir Oliver Letwin.

The result is expected around 9:30pm.

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The Commons has voted to reject Lords amendment 4.

Ayes: 318

Noes: 301

Majority: 17

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This amendment, introduced by Baroness Hayter, shadow Brexit spokesperson in the Lords, would subject any secondary legislation relating to certain areas to enhanced scrutiny.

These areas are employment and equality rights, health and safety, and consumer and environmental standards.

Secondary legislation is used to make small changes to existing Acts of Parliament and does not need to be voted through to be implemented.

The government opposes the amendment.

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The Commons has divided to vote on Lords amendment 4.

This amendment has been tabled by Labour peers, and relates to enhanced scrutiny for changes in secondary legislation.

The result is expected at 9:15pm.

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The Commons has voted to disagree with Lords amendment 53.

This is Lord Pannick's amendment about retained EU law.

Ayes: 320

Noes: 297

Majority: 23

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Introduced by Lord Pannick, this amendment provides for people to be allowed to challenge a domestic law if it fails to comply with the general principles of EU law.

The current bill transfers principles of EU law into UK law as long as they are recognised by the European Court of Justice before exit day.

The government has put forward a replacement amendment which would allow these legal challenges for a time-limited period of three years after exit day.

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The Commons has divided to vote on Lords amendment 53.

This has been tabled by crossbencher Lord Pannick and allows challenges to domestic law if it fails to comply with the general principles of EU law.

The result is expected around 9:05pm.

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The Commons has voted to reject Lords amendment 5 on the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Ayes: 321

Noes: 301

Majority: 20

Here's a round-up of the amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill that MPs are considering.

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This amendment would transfer the Charter of Fundamental Rights into UK law, with the exception of Chapter 5 on citizens living in the EU as this would not make sense in domestic law.

The original bill did not contain a provision for transferring the charter into UK law, but the government says would not affect the retention of rights which exist irrespective of the charter.

The government disagrees with the amendment.

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Nearly 90 Labour MPs have defied the party's whip on the EEA membership amendment in the Commons.

A total of 75 Labour MPs voted for the EEA amendment; while 15 Labour MPs voted with the Conservatives to reject the amendment.

The Labour leadership had instructed the party's MPs to abstain.

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The Commons has voted to divide on Lords amendment 5.

This was tabled by crossbencher Lord Pannick, and would transfer the Charter of Fundamental Rights into domestic UK law, apart from Chapter 5 which deals with UK citizens living in the EU.

The result is expected at 8:50pm.