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Speaking earlier, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox says there are only "three possible outcomes" after today - leaving the EU with a deal, without a deal, or not leaving at all.

"They, I'm afraid, are the only three choices", he says. He goes on to add that Parliament is "putting off" making a "meaningful choice".

He says any extension to Article 50 would need to approved unanimously by the remaining EU states and is "likely to be a one-off".

An extension until the end of June would be "a very limited period of time", he says, adding that it is "not likely" a different Brexit could be negotiated in that time.

Making the British public take part in the European Parliament elections would be a "hard sell to the public", he adds.

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Labour's Gareth Snell, who is against a second referendum, tells the BBC News Channel that an extension to Article 50 "doesn't take no deal off the table" and "just makes the table longer".

He says he thinks it is "really sad" that people leaving the Labour Party can have "more influence" on the party than by "staying in it".

He says the deal needs to appeal to the "mainstream, bulk of MPs" to be approved in the Commons.

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Speaking to the BBC, Conservative MP Nick Boles says the PM's announcements today are a "victory for Parliament".

He says that up until now Theresa May has failed to persuade enough Tory Eurosceptics to back her deal, but the possibility of an extension to Article 50 may help her do so.

"If not, then at least we'll have a few more months to be able to to see if there's another kind of compromise", he adds.

The EU is "more likely than not", he adds, to agree to an Article 50 extension if it does not prolong the UK's membership beyond May's European elections.

"Obviously it would be much more likely to do that if we were actually making some progress [...] towards finding a compromise that majority can support", he adds.

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Political editor of the Sun Tom Newton Dunn says he has "an appalling feeling" that the same conversations will be being had in June, with Article 50 having been extended for a few months.

"There is simply no point in getting a couple more weeks," he says, noting that this is a significant tipping point for the ERG and for Remainers.

Mr Newton Dunn says "a second referendum almost certainly won't get the numbers" with the option of extending Article 50 on the table.

The Labour Party is possibly more split than the Conservative Party, he adds.

No 10 said MPs would have to choose between the PM's deal or no deal. Now it's her deal, no deal or delay.

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Deputy political editor of The Spectator Katy Balls says the Cooper/Letwin amendment is unlikely to be voted on tomorrow night as long as the prime minister reaffirms her assurances to MPs tomorrow. She was speaking as Conservative MP Oliver Letwin confirmed there was "no need" for his amendment now.

"Tomorrow won't be the big show day we were all expecting," Ms Balls says, noting that the government have been "successful in some ways, but not in others".

She adds that she believes Theresa May will find it harder to push for her deal now as there will be greater time to pursue a softer Brexit.

If the PM gets her Brexit deal through Parliament it should be put to a public vote, Labour says.

The amendment tabled by Labour MP Yvette Cooper and Conservative MP Sir Oliver Letwin aims to delay the UK's exit date from the EU by extending Article 50 if Mrs May fails to get her deal agreed by Parliament by 13 March.

Those promoting it hope this would prevent leaving in a no-deal scenario, which they believe would be disastrous for the country.

The prime minister says she has been working in the national interests, after a former Tory MP accuses her of putting party interest first.

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Conservative MP Robert Buckland says: "It is incumbent on MPs to support Theresa May."

Mrs May was "brutally honest" about not wanting to see a delay to Brexit, he adds, noting that all he can see is a "technical delay," which would simply involve "dotting the "i's" and crossing the "t's".

Parliament should be reassured by the "very firm timetable", he says.

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Speaking earlier, Tory Brexiteer Nigel Evans said he would be “very disappointed" even with a short extension of Article 50, calling it a "small extension of the misery”.

"All we're going to do is give more time for Anna Soubry and her friends to think of all sorts of ways how they can frustrate the wishes of the people," he added.

“I’m really worried that Theresa has been undermined by what I would call open mutiny by some of her cabinet and other ministers," he said.

“She needs to get them back in line forthwith,” he added on whether the prime minister should fire those ministers who have threatened to resign.

Conservative backbenchers Andrew Percy and Simon Hart have told Sky News they will no longer lay their amendment to tomorrow's Brexit motion, as they are happy with the wording of Theresa May's statement.

This amendment would have extended Article 50 so the UK could leave the EU later than 29 March, if Mrs May failed to pass a deal. But it was a much softer version than the Cooper/Letwin amendment.

It would not have involved MPs taking control of the parliamentary timetable as its rival amendment does, and would have limited any delay of Brexit up to and not beyond 23 May 2019.

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The Commons has just heard Conservative MP Alan Mak's bill, which would ban pagers in the NHS.

MPs are now moving on to a debate on estimates for the Department for Education.

There are three days a year which are set aside for "estimates" debates. The topics for these debates are picked by the Liaison Committee.

Usually the subject of a recent report by a departmental select committee is chosen, which in turn relates to a particular estimate.

Meg Hillier, the chairwoman of the Public Accounts Committee, is opening the debate.

The Cooper-Letwin amendment aims to delay the UK's exit date from the EU by extending Article 50 if Mrs May fails to get her deal agreed by Parliament by 13 March.

It is tabled by Labour MP Yvette Cooper and Conservative MP Sir Oliver Letwin.

Those promoting it hope this would prevent the UK leaving without a deal, which they believe would be disastrous for the country.

You can read more about the amendments that have been tabled to tomorrow's Brexit motion here.