Summary

  • MPs vote for government motion to seek delay to Brexit by 413 to 202

  • It comes after MPs reject the UK leaving the EU without a deal by 321 to 278 votes on Wednesday

  • Theresa May is to make a third attempt to get her deal through Parliament in the next week

  • Speaker John Bercow blocks amendment on rejecting a second referendum - prompting anger from Brexiteers

  • Labour abstains on an amendment calling for another referendum

  1. Eustace: 'Parliament is on a very dangerous course now'published at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    George Eustace

    Conservative MP George Eustace campaigned to Leave, and voted for Theresa May’s deal last night. He has been talking to Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 live about the options ahead.

    “I do fear that Parliament is on a very dangerous course now… We don’t know what will happen next, the EU will name the price of any extension. They may say it has to be at least two years, they may say 'give us 50 billion euros' as the price for that.

    “The idea of an extension makes some sense if we have a plan… if we can finally put this debate to bed and end the groundhog day of Brexit debate. If we had a plan for three months to do that, I think that would be acceptable. But to have a three month extension with no plan at all I think is pointless, there’d be no purpose to that.

    "And then to have a long extension I think will lead to the humiliation of our country. We’ll just not be honouring the referendum result."

    Listen to full coverage on BBC Radio 5 live.

  2. Tory MP: Free vote on no deal 'is not a bad thing'published at 10:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Chris Philp

    Chris Philp, Conservative MP, is on Victoria Derbyshire.

    He says he'll be voting to leave a no-deal option on the table later today, although he hopes there will be further negotiation over the next 17 days.

    Asked if Mrs May was right to give MPs a free vote, he says this issue is deeply divisive across the country and Parliament, so giving people a free vote is "not a bad thing".

    Who's in control of Brexit? The government had a plan but it was defeated, he says. "Any government of any stripe depends on a majority - I hope in the coming days one emerges."

  3. Watch: Risk of no deal never higher - Barnierpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

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  4. Johnson: New deal possible by 29 Marchpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    Boris JohnsonImage source, Reuters

    Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary, claims the EU would come up with a new deal by 29 March.

    In an interview on LBC Radio, he said: "I covered a lot of EU summits, I have been to a lot of them in my time, I have seen how the EU works.

    "The horses always change places in the final furlong, it's always at five minutes to midnight that the real deal is done.

    "In Brussels, the real fix is always in at the end."

  5. Barnier: Risk of no-deal Brexit has 'never been higher'published at 09:47 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    European Parliament
    Strasbourg

    Michel BarnierImage source, EBS

    Michel Barnier says Jean-Claude Juncker has already made clear there will be no further reassurance offered to the UK.

    "We cannot go any further," Mr Barnier says.

    Referring to UK ministers, he says: “What will be the clear line that they take?"

    He says that an answer to that question is needed before a discussion on extending Article 50.

    He adds: "Why would we extend these discussions, because the discussion on Article 50 is done and dusted?”

    Concluding, he says the risk of a no-deal Brexit has "never been higher", but this is something the EU is ready for.

  6. May's lost control, say commentatorspublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    BBC Breakfast

    Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce

    Daily Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce, the consultant editor of the Daily Mail, both agree Theresa May has lost control following last night's defeat.

    "She's lost her voice, she's lost her way," says Mr Pierce, as he warns that once cabinet ministers start withdrawing their support then you know the prime minister is in trouble.

    "If I was her, I'd be very worried," says Mr Maguire.

    It's now not just opposition parties that are against her, he says, but MPs on her own side that are losing confidence in her.

    So what's next? Mr Pierce does not see a general election as likely - "no one wants one" - and Mr Maguire expects another vote on Mrs May's deal.

  7. Barnier: UK should tell us how to proceedpublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    European Parliament
    Strasbourg

    Continuing, Michel Barnier says the EU side went “as far as we possibly could" to help get a deal through the House of Commons.

    The clarifications offered on Monday night were "significant", he says.

    Any deal must guarantee peace in Northern Ireland and protect the integrity of the EU's single market, he adds.

    He says after the vote today, it will be "up to the UK government to tell us how to proceed".

  8. Brexit deal 'only available treaty' for UK - Barnierpublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    European Parliament
    Strasbourg

    Michel BarnierImage source, EBS

    EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says last night's vote simply prolongs the uncertainty caused by the Brexit referendum in 2016.

    He says the responsibility for finding a way out of the current deadlock "lies fair and square with the United Kingdom".

    He says the November deal between the EU and UK "is and will remain the only available treaty" allowing for an orderly Brexit.

  9. Brexit solution 'will have to come from London'published at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    European Parliament
    Strasbourg

    Frans TimmermansImage source, EBS

    European Commission deputy chief Frans Timmermans says the EU side made a "tremendous effort" to help get a deal through.

    He says it is now up to British MPs to explain what should happen now, adding that the EU will continue working for a Brexit that does "as little harm as possible".

    "The solution will have to come from London," he tells MEPs.

  10. 'Credible justification' needed for Article 50 extensionpublished at 09:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    European Parliament
    Strasbourg

    Opening the debate, Romanian European Affairs Minister Melania-Gabriela Ciot says it is "difficult to see what more we can do" to get a Brexit deal approved.

    Romania is currently chairing the EU's rotating six-month presidency.

    She says even if the UK Parliament passed a deal "in the coming days", there is likely to be a need for a "technical" extension for Brexit talks.

    There needs to be a "credible justification" for this, she adds.

  11. Listen: Labour 'may consider' no confidence motion in PMpublished at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

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  12. What amendments have been tabled?published at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    Speaker John Bercow will select a number for debate

    John BercowImage source, PA

    MPs have tabled a series of amendments to Theresa May's motion tonight on a no-deal Brexit.

    Speaker John Bercow will select a number for debate in the House of Commons.

    The PM's motion states that the House will not approve Brexit on 29 March without a withdrawal agreement or future relationship framework, but notes that leaving with no deal is legally the default option - unless both the UK and EU ratify an agreement.

    There are six amendments on the order paper, external and, according to our assistant political editor Norman Smith, the government will whip against the one tabled by Midlands MPs Caroline Spelman and Jack Dromey.

    This amendment rejects a no-deal Brexit at any time and under any circumstances.

    It is backed by senior figures from all sides of the Commons including Sir Oliver Letwin, Hilary Benn, Nick Boles and Yvette Cooper, as well as all 11 members of the new Independent Group.

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  13. Listen: May made 'unforgivable mistake'published at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

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  14. Cleverly: 'People have every right to be frustrated'published at 09:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    BBC Breakfast

    James Cleverly

    James Cleverly, deputy Conservative party chairman, says that following the defeat last night, the chances of the UK not leaving on 29 March have increased.

    He says while it's never good to lose a vote, there was "some degree of comfort" in knowing that the most passionate campaigners against the deal last time round voted for the deal last night.

    And, he says, some MPs have said they would vote for the deal (should they get another chance) if there was a risk of Brexit not happening at all.

    He adds that people outside of Westminster have "every right to be frustrated with this".

  15. MEPs to discuss Brexit shortly...published at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    MEPsImage source, EPA

    Over in Strasbourg, members of the European Parliament will shortly discuss last night’s Brexit vote and what should happen next.

    Leaders of the assembly's political groups have previously expressed support for November's EU-UK deal, and said the agreement cannot be reopened.

    MEPs must ratify the final agreement before it can come into force.

  16. German minister: Rejecting no deal 'can become a turning point'published at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

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  17. Tory MPs split over next stepspublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    Today Programme
    BBC Radio 4

    Steve Baker, a Tory Brexiteer who voted against the deal last night, says Eurosceptics were "yearning to find a way" to vote in favour.

    However, he says the legal advice on the backstop issued yesterday by Attorney General Geoffrey Cox "blew up all prospect" of backing the deal.

    He calls for MPs to support an amendment today, which suggests another version of the so-called 'Malthouse compromise' plan between Tory MPs.

    However, his party colleague Nick Boles, who voted for the deal, says he will not be supporting that amendment, saying the plan is "basically a no-deal exit".

    He calls for MPs to be allowed to debate and vote on alternative Brexit plans, and says it would be "idiotic" to remove the prime minister now.

    But he says Theresa May should go "after this is done".

  18. Cameron urges MPs to rule out no dealpublished at 08:36 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

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  19. May 'likely to bring vote back again'published at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    BBC Breakfast

    Chris Wilkins

    Chris Wilkins, Theresa May's former head of strategy, says it is clear the prime minister felt angry after her deal was defeated in the Commons last night.

    "She'd really given her all," he says, adding that it was voted down for "some serious reasons, but some people just wanted to vote against anything".

    Mrs May does not respond well to that kind of politics, he says.

    So what next? Mr Wilkins says he wouldn't rule out Mrs May having another go and bringing her vote back to the Commons.

    Of this morning's cabinet meeting, which he used to regularly attend, he says he expects it be be "quite fractious", but thinks Mrs May is likely to "open it up to a wide range of discussion".

  20. Pound rises as market expects UK to avert no dealpublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2019

    LSEImage source, Getty Images

    The pound is up at $1.3144 against the previous close of $1.3077 as the markets expect the UK to avert a no-deal Brexit.

    It has been a volatile week for the currency so far - trading as low as $1.2945 and as high of $1.3290 amid the parliamentary votes on the UK's departure from the EU.

    The FTSE 100 is little changed at the open, trading at around 7,139.19 in the first few minutes of trade.