As MPs hold crunch votes in Parliament, people in Leave-voting Sunderland say they're feeling angry and confused, and doubtful that the UK will leave the EU on 29 March.

Victoria Derbyshire

Mark Francois, a Conservative MP and deputy chairman of the pro-Brexit European Research Group, says last night "collective responsibility fell off its horse and died".

"I have seen better-run parish councils than what I saw last night."

Asked how long the government can last, he says the prime minister's authority is sinking.

Every MP in the House of Commons can see what's going on, he says. "When you have ministers who openly defy the prime minister and government whips, you have to ask, 'are you really in power?"

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Victoria Derbyshire

MPs will get a third vote on Mrs May's deal. How will she sell it, Victoria Derbyshire asks our assistant political editor Norman Smith.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again seems to be her strategy on this, he says.

He says she has to overturn a majority of 149, and could persuade MPs by warning them if they vote down her deal, Brexit could be delayed for years.

She is also hoping the attorney general can rework his legal advice to get more Tories on board and we are hearing that relations are beginning to thaw between Mrs May and the DUP, he adds.

Asked if Britain is leaving the EU on 29 March, Norman Smith says: "Probably not".

If today's vote gets passed, there will be a short-ish delay until 30 June, he adds.

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Labour's Adrian Bailey says that farmers have "only two weeks to prepare for the new tariff regime". He asks what is being done to support and compensate farmers now facing tariffs.

George Hollingbery, international trade minister, says that tariffs have been placed on "vulnerable" agriculture products. The farming community is protected by a continuation of the Common Agricultural Policy payments until 2020, he adds.

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In the Commons, International Trade Minister George Hollingbery has been asked about the no-deal tariff plans the government announced yesterday.

Conservative Brexiteer Tim Loughton notes that under the new plans, the import charge on slippers will be reduced by 17%.

"Perhaps given the disorientation of some of his ministerial colleagues last night, some might like to invest in a pair and retire early?", he jokes.

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Claire Perry, one of the senior ministers who abstained in last night’s no-deal vote, accuses her Brexiteer colleagues of chasing unicorns and their own leadership ambitions ahead of delivering Brexit.

Speaking to BBC political reporter Dan O'Brien, the climate minister says: "If Brexit is delayed as now looks likely, it is entirely because so-called Brexiteers have refused to join those of us who have consistently voted for the prime minister's good deal which will deliver the best possible exit without harming millions of people’s livelihoods.

"I wanted March 29 to be a day of new beginnings when we could start to focus on maximising the prospects for the UK outside the EU.

"Sadly that may have to wait a few weeks - but unless some MPs stop chasing unicorns or engaging in leadership plots to destabilise our dedicated PM and start focusing on delivering the Brexit the country wants, then we may end up with a prolonged delay and the possibility of a Corbyn-led hard-left government which will bring our economy crashing back to its knees.”

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EU Council President Donald Tusk has said he will appeal to EU countries to be open to a "long extension" to negotiations if the UK decides to rethink its Brexit strategy.

BBC Brussels reporter Adam Fleming says his comments have put a long extension “firmly on the table”.

This will probably be welcome news for the prime minister, whose strategy has been to urge MPs to support her deal or risk a delay to Brexit, he says.

However, he adds that Mr Tusk’s move could still cause problems on the EU side, which is not united on the prospect of an extension or how long it should be.

He says Mr Tusk will now be speaking to EU leaders to attempt to find a consensus on the issue.

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Rachel Maclean, Conservative MP for Redditch, backed Theresa May in last night's vote.

"We had a referendum - it was a very clear result.

"My constituency was a strong majority for leave, 62% of the voters voted to leave and in all of my conversations that I have with them they just say, look, we voted to leave and now it's up to you to get us out."

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Conservative MP Owen Paterson, a member of the pro-Brexit European Research Group, says there's an "extraordinary sense" that the House of Commons is "completely out of touch" with the people.

The people voted against the establishment and the establishment hates it and is doing everything it can to frustrate it, he says.

He believes that in spite of last night's non-legally binding vote to rule out a no deal in any circumstances, the option of leaving without a deal should be kept on the table during negotiations.

Asked how he will vote tonight, he says he will decide once he sees the motion and amendments but says there could be a case for a short extension to sort out legal details, but he was not in favour of a long extension.

He accuses the EU establishment of hating Brexit and wanting to "keep their paws on our money".

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MPs will shortly be reconvening for another important Brexit day in the Commons.

First up from 09:30 GMT, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox is due to face MPs for a scheduled scrutiny session.

They may use the chance to question him about government plans to reduce tariffs on a number of imports into the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Their debate on whether to ask the EU for permission to delay Brexit beyond 29 March will begin later, after Commons leader Andrea Leadsom has announced next week’s parliamentary agenda.

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And Chancellor Philip Hammond says that if Parliament decides to back an extension to the Brexit negotiations, it must decide what it will do with the extra time.

He tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The European Union is going to ask us 'What do you want this time for? What is the process now?' and the House of Commons, if it can't agree the deal over the next few days, has to decide what the answer to that question is."

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In case you missed it earlier, Chancellor Philip Hammond has denied being at odds with the prime minister after he called for a consensus across Parliament on Brexit.

"I was merely pointing out, I think, the blindingly obvious that if we cannot reach a consensus behind the prime minister's deal, then the House has to decide what it is in favour of," he tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

He adds that the prime minister is "quite rightly is promoting her deal because she believes it is the best way forward".

Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom tells waiting reporters the government will be seeking to get the will of Parliament later today on whether it does want to extend Article 50 and delay Brexit.

Mrs May will then ask the EU for that extension, she says. But she adds that the EU may have "ideas of their own" and could refuse the request or put conditions on it.

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BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says the government's game is to hammer away at Mrs May's deal until opponents have been worn down.

He says the government will come back with a third meaningful vote on the prime minister's EU withdrawal agreement on or by next Wednesday (20 March).