Summary

  • MPs vote to reject a government motion on Brexit

  • Some Brexiteers were unhappy with it, saying it implies support for ruling out a no-deal Brexit

  • Amendments put forward by Labour and the SNP were also rejected

  • Tory MP Anna Soubry decided not to push her amendment to a vote

  • It would have called on ministers to publish certain no-deal briefing papers

  1. What trade deals has the UK done so far?published at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January

    The UK formally suspends trade talks with Canada, the first time it has done so with a potential partner since Brexit.

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  2. PM defeated over Brexit strategypublished at 23:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    The defeat by 45 votes has no legal force but No 10 had warned it would make the PM's EU talks more difficult.

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  3. Recap: Government defeat in Commons over Brexit strategypublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    Theresa May has suffered a fresh defeat in a vote in the Commons on her approach to Brexit strategy by 303 to 258.

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called on the prime minister after the debate ended to "admit her Brexit strategy has failed".

    Tory Brexiteer rebels abstained, saying the government's motion implied a no-deal Brexit would be ruled out when it came to negotiations with the EU.

    Ministers said that was not the case but defeat would make life more difficult for the PM as she discussed the future of her deal with the EU.

  4. Which Tory MPs rebelled this evening?published at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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    Five Conservative MPs demonstrated that they do not back the government's current Brexit strategy this evening by voting against the government's main Brexit motion.

    Peter Bone, Sir Christopher Chope, Anne Marie Morris, Sarah Wollaston and Philip Hollobone all rebelled against the government, with 66 further Conservative MPs abstaining from the vote.

    The DUP voted with the government, while four Labour MPs rebelled and a further four abstained.

    The government was defeated on the main Brexit motion by 303 votes to 258, a majority of 45.

    In the earlier vote on the SNP's amendment which sought to postpone the Brexit date by at least three months, two Conservative MPs, Ken Clarke and Sarah Wollaston, defied the government and voted to extend Article 50.

    A further nine Conservative MPs abstained from voting on this amendment.

    The SNP's amendment was defeated by 315 votes to 93, a government majority of 222.

  5. PM defeat over Brexit strategy announcedpublished at 18:50 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    Theresa May has suffered a fresh defeat in a Commons vote on her Brexit strategy, losing by 303 to 258.

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  6. Five Tory MPs vote against government motionpublished at 18:43 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  7. Rees-Mogg: Majority for compromise suggested by ministerpublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  8. Nearly a quarter of Tory MPs go against May's Brexit motionpublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  9. 'Grow up' and and accept Brexit - Tory Brexiteerpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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    Conservative MP and ERG member Steve Baker says the ERG abstained to say they "won't be made to support taking no-deal off the table".

    "We did the best we could and abstained," he says, noting that a number of members wanted to vote against but were persuaded to do otherwise.

    Mr Baker says the vote shows that the only majority in the Commons is for a deal without the backstop, and that the way forward is the Malthouse Compromise idea.

    Members of Parliament are currently not facing up to the consequences of what they have legislated for, Mr Baker says, suggesting that they should "grow up" and accept Brexit.

  10. Minister hopeful for meaningful vote at the end of monthpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  11. 'Still majority for PM's deal with backstop changes'published at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  12. 'Stop this chaos' - Labour MPpublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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    Labour's Alison McGovern urges the government to "stop this chaos" and to "stop the clock" and to work across Parliament on Brexit.

    She says nobody "is really trusting the Tories that much" on Brexit, and the European Research Group "couldn't even agree amongst themselves" on the motion, so they ended up abstaining.

    If it were any other situation, she says, she thinks it would be necessary to call a general election.

    "People have got jobs to do, businesses to plan for," she says, warning that this is being put "in jeopardy" by the current deadlock.

    She says a second vote may be the only way to solve the "deadlock".

  13. May 'needs Labour to pass Brexit deal'published at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  14. No 10 response to defeat in Commonspublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

    Downing Street has responded to the defeat tonight:

    “Jeremy Corbyn yet again put partisan considerations ahead of the national interest – and yet again, by voting against the government’s motion, he is in effect voting to make no deal more likely.

    “While we didn’t secure the support of the Commons this evening, the prime minister continues to believe, and the debate itself indicated, that far from objecting to securing changes to the backstop that will allow us to leave with a deal, there was a concern from some Conservative colleagues about taking no deal off the table at this stage.

    “The motion on 29th January remains the only one the House of Commons has passed expressing what it does want – and that is legally binding changes to address concerns about the backstop. The government will continue to pursue this with the EU to ensure we leave on time on 29th March.”

  15. Valentine's Day massacre?published at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  16. Soubry 'delighted' with concession from governmentpublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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    Conservative Anna Soubry, who agreed to withdraw her amendment earlier, says she is "delighted" to have obtained a concession from ministers to publish the documents she asked for.

    The Remain-supporting MP says that there is a lack of leadership throughout government, and in the Labour party.

    Avoiding no-deal is what is driving people like me, she says, adding that the deadlock in Parliament is "not acceptable any longer".

    But she says she would be happy to vote for Theresa May's deal if it were approved by voters.

  17. Brexit secretary to return to Brusselspublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  18. Tory Eurosceptics 'will stop at nothing' for no-deal Brexitpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  19. May 'told EU she could get stable majority'published at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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  20. SNP: 'Significant defeat' for governmentpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2019

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    The SNP's Ian Blackford says the result tonight is a "significant defeat for the government".

    He says the prime minister "should be here to accept her responsibilities on the back of this government defeat", asking: "where is she?"

    Lib Dem Tom Brake asks what MPs can do to ensure the government is listening to what Parliament is saying.

    Mr Bercow says "it is certainly beyond the Speaker's power".