Summary

  • MPs vote by 286 to 344 to reject the government’s withdrawal agreement - on the day the UK was due to leave the EU

  • The Commons has been debating a motion on the terms of the UK's exit

  • The political declaration, which sets out the future relationship, was not considered

  • The vote - the third time the government had been defeated over its deal - throws the UK’s plans into more confusion

  • Theresa May says the result will have "grave" implications and the "legal default" was that the UK would leave the EU on 12 April

  • Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urges the PM to call an election

  • Thousands of Leave supporters gather outside Parliament to protest against Brexit delay

  1. Snap election 'becoming more likely', says Tory MPpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Tory MP John Baron says a snap election is "becoming more likely".

    The Basildon and Billericay MP, a longstanding Eurosceptic, tells the Press Association: "Whatever the outcome of the votes on Wednesday, the numbers inside the current remain-dominated House of Commons will not change.

    "It may be that an election is necessary to redress the balance in favour of MPs willing to implement the referendum result, for history suggests it is unwise for any Parliament to distance itself from the people."

  2. Could May be about to set resignation date?published at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    The Sun's political editor comments on Buzzfeed's report that the prime minister will meet Conservative MPs in the 1922 Committee on Wednesday afternoon.

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  3. PM's deal will 'castrate our Parliament'published at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Emma Barnett
    BBC 5 live

    Emma Barnett asks Conservative MP Bill Cash if he will change his mind and support Theresa May's deal.

    "No, it will castrate our Parliament," he replies.

    He also says MPs who supported indicative votes have "opened up this Pandroa's Box" which might not lead to the outcomes they hope for.

  4. Watch: PM must become 'servant of Parliament'published at 11:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  5. MPs 'could force the government's hand after votes'published at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Joe Owen, of the Institute for Government

    Joe Owen, of the Institute for Government, is asked to explain more about the indicative votes, expected to be held on Wednesday.

    He says a vote on possible Brexit options could be used as "a sort of qualifying round", before they are whittled down for a "more formalised run-off" early next week.

    After that, MPs could start to force the government's hand with legislation and, if an off-the-shelf model is selected that the EU is likely to be willing to consider, it might be hard for the government to resist the will of Parliament.

    He stresses there are other days in the Parliamentary calendar when backbenchers can schedule business but this is on a day when it should be up to the government.

    The question now, he says, is has this burst the dam and will this become a more common occurrence?

  6. Kinnock: May's Plan A has failedpublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Stephen Kinnock

    Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, who supports a Common Market 2.0 plan, says the prime minister's plan A has failed.

    He says if, in life, that happens, you have to come up with a Plan B and Mrs May seems to be incapable of thinking along those lines.

    He believes that once there is a leave deal that can be agreed on, those campaigning for a second referendum should be able to put it back to the people.

  7. Indicative votes in everyday life...published at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Emma Barnett
    BBC 5 Live

    Anne from West Yorkshire has contacted the Emma Barnett show: "It made my children laugh this morning when they realised the outcome of Brexit is being decided in the same way we choose the DVD on a Saturday night."

  8. Cabinet minister 'in despair'published at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  9. The secret diary of an MPpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    An anonymous Labour MP has written in the Times, external about the Brexit process.

    They write: "I'm a Labour MP who voted remain, representing a constituency who voted heavily to leave. I'm torn in two.

    "I want to be accountable, I want to be involved but I sit uselessly and helplessly trapped in a Commons that is falling to pieces at a time of national crisis.

    "I'm one of the 650. We'll all get the blame when the ship sinks, but in truth you might as well have put a dead cat in there instead of me; it would have had as much of a role as I've had in the Brexit discussions."

  10. May to address Tory MPs' committee on Wednesdaypublished at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  11. Some MPs 'want indicative votes delayed'published at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  12. Watch: What are indicative votes?published at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Brexit: MPs have voted for a process of indicative votes - but what is that?

    MPs have voted to take control of Brexit and the parliamentary timetable to try to get a deal through the House of Commons.

    Theresa May's withdrawal agreement has been defeated several times, with Parliament at a standstill over which direction to move in.

    There will now be a series of indicative votes. Newsnight explains what that actually means.

  13. The view from Aberystwyth: 'It just keeps going on and on'published at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Stefan

    BBC Radio 5 live, external reporter Rory Carson, external is spending the day in Aberystwyth getting reaction to the latest Brexit developments.

    Stefan, from Guernsey, is in his first year at Aberystwyth University, studying Veterinary Biosciences.

    He says: "They can’t make their mind up about doing anything – nobody knows where they stand.

    "Everybody’s been left in the lurch, there’s been such a lack of communication between the government and everybody else that nobody really knows what’s happening.

    "I think we should stay – it just keeps going on and on. We’re safer to stay. If we leave with no-deal it is like going to unknown territory, and it’s not a safe move."

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  14. How do indicative votes work?published at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Emma Barnett
    BBC 5 Live

    Dr Joelle Grogan, a senior lecturer in EU law from the University of Middlesex, explains that indicative votes are a way of asking MPs to demonstrate their policy preferences.

    "Last time we had this was in 2003 to decide how to carry out House of Lords reforms," she says.

    "Seven different options were put to the Commons - all were rejected.

    "There are two concerns surrounding indicative votes: Firstly, what if all options are rejected? Secondly would a supported option be possible to implement?"

    Brexit: What are indicative votes?

  15. 'Cancel Brexit' petition tops 5.7m signaturespublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Revoke Article 50 petition

    The cancel Brexit petition, calling to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU, has now topped 5.7m signatures - becoming the largest in Parliament's history.

    The BBC's Helier Cheung has been looking into whether petitions ever work, and what makes a successful one.

    "Petitions by themselves don't do anything, but they can be a very valuable tool for change," says Cristina Leston-Bandeira, a professor of politics at the University of Leeds, who specialises in petitions and public engagement.

    Read Helier's piece here.

  16. 'The game is over,' says European People’s Party vice presidentpublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Esteban Gonzalez Pons, vice president of the centre-right grouping the European People’s Party, responds to the recent Brexit developments by saying "the game is over".

    "There is no time for [anything] else and the British Parliament has to quickly decide if they are in or [if] they are out," he says, speaking in English rather than his native Spanish.

    "That’s the only decision to take. If they’re in they can celebrate (sic) new European elections.

    "If they are out they have to leave the European Union immediately, no matter the consequences."

    The next deadline set by the EU is 12 April.

  17. EU only speaks to Theresa Maypublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  18. Tory MP signals he will now support the dealpublished at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  19. 'We need new leaders'published at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Brexit: Your view

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    Keith from North Yorkshire says he has "really struggled with this for a long time" but has come to the conclusion that "we need new leaders".

    "I am a business owner and I've been desperate for clarity," he says.

    "The only way to move this forward is with new leaders - their time is coming very quickly.

    "I think this will end with a general election."

  20. Letwin taking over?published at 10:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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