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Conservative MP Sir Oliver Letwin says it is "a great disappointment" that no one option was accepted by a majority, and that he has put forward a motion for the House to reconsider the matters on Monday.

If a majority is reached on Monday "it would be in the interest of constituents", he says.

Sir Oliver Letwin says he continues to harbour the hope that MPs will support the prime minister's deal.

Labour’s alternative plan – Not supported

For: 237

Against: 307

Revocation to avoid no deal – Not supported

For: 184

Against: 293

Confirmatory public vote – Not supported

For: 268

Against: 295

Contingent preferential arrangements – Not supported

For: 139

Against: 422

No Deal - Not supported

For: 160

Against: 400

Common Market 2.0 - Not supported

For: 188

Against: 283

EFTA and EEA - Not supported

For: 65

Against: 377

Customs union - Not supported

For: 264

Against: 272

Speaker John Bercow has returned to the Commons and will now announce the result of this evening’s votes on alternative options to the prime minister’s Brexit deal.

MPs have been voting this evening by paper ballot for each of the eight alternatives he selected for a vote earlier today.

The votes tonight are taking longer than normal parliamentary votes, because it's a far more complicated way of voting, says the BBC's chief political correspondent Vicki Young.

"There could well be 550 or so different sheets of paper to add up whether they voted yes or no for various options."

In the usual way of voting, MPs physically move into one of two different areas to register their vote.

Arlene Foster, the leader of the DUP, says that her party did want to get a deal.

"But we feel, very fundamentally, that the backstop in that withdrawal agreement makes it impossible for us to sign up to the withdrawal agreement," she said.

"And you know what, I regret that because we wanted to get a deal, a deal that worked for the whole of the UK."

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Speaker John Bercow announces that he is suspending Commons business until the result of the Brexit indicative votes is known.

He says he does not expect the suspension to be "very long"...

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By 441 votes to 105, MPs approve the secondary legislation to change the date of Brexit in UK law.

It means the new legal date for the UK’s departure will now be 22 May if the PM’s deal is approved by the Commons before the end of this week.

If it is not, the new date for Brexit will be 12 April. EU leaders have said this would provide more time to get a deal through, or for the UK to "indicate a way forward".

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Defence minister Tobias Ellwood, who voted remain but has previously supported Mrs May's deal, reacted to the announcement by the DUP that its MPs will not back Mrs May's deal.

"We are seeing numbers changing, we want the DUP on board," he said.

"And it isn't just the DUP. But right across the house, people have to ask themselves are they going to get the Brexit that they actually want or does everybody have to compromise?"

He added: "None of us are going to get what we want - our own Brexit. So I do ask the DUP and other colleagues to think carefully about what actually happens.

"The nation is watching us carefully".

"The DUP and the Government have had good discussions in recent days and some progress on domestic legislation has been made.

"All concerned recognise the need to ensure that as we leave the European Union the economic and constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom is maintained.

"However, given the fact that the necessary changes we seek to the backstop have not been secured between the Government and the European Union, and the remaining and ongoing strategic risk that Northern Ireland would be trapped in backstop arrangements at the end of the implementation period, we will not be supporting the Government if they table a fresh meaningful vote.

"The backstop if operational has the potential to create an internal trade border within the United Kingdom and would cut us off from our main internal market, being Great Britain.

"We want to secure the United Kingdom's departure from, and our future relationship with, the European Union on terms that accord with our key objectives to ensure the integrity of the United Kingdom.

"In our view the current withdrawal agreement does not do so and the backstop, which we warned this Government against from its first inception, poses an unacceptable threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom and will inevitably limit the United Kingdom's ability to negotiate on the type of future relationship with the EU."

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The DUP has said it will not support the government in any new vote on its Brexit deal. This is despite many Tory MPs - who had previously rejected her deal - saying they would back it, after Mrs May promised to resign if the deal passes.

The BBC's political correspondent, Rob Watson, said the DUP twist "certainly seems to be a very a major blow for Theresa May getting her deal over the line.

"You have to kind of pinch yourself. Because, hang on a minute, earlier this evening, we had this astonishing news that the prime minister was about to resign to get her deal over, and resign now for what?"

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MPs have now finished their debate on the secondary legislation required to change the date for Brexit in UK law.

They have now divided to vote on it – the result will be announced in around 15mins.

Both the government and Labour are supporting the legislation.

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Last week, Commons Speaker John Bercow ruled that the government could not hold a vote on the Brexit deal for a third time, unless there had been "substantial" changes to the proposals.

Today, he repeated his warning.

The BBC's chief political correspondent, Vicki Young, says there is "bad blood and tension" between the Speaker and the government but there is one idea which could see a third vote still go ahead.

"The idea I'm hearing, being floated by MPs and cabinet ministers here, is that what you could do is bring forward the legislation - so the withdrawal bill, into the House of Commons.

"They could put a new clause into it which says this is instead of the meaningful vote, and then you have the second reading of that so it has then been approved."

She added: "I've spoken to Labour MPs today who've said they are normally very supportive of the Speaker but they do think that in this case he has overstepped the mark."

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Although the government and Labour have confirmed they will be voting in favour of the legislation to enact the Brexit delay, Tory Brexiteer Sir John Redwood says he will oppose it.

A "good case" for a delay has not been made, he says.

The government has made a "clear promise" that the UK should leave the EU on 29 March, he adds.