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. Harrington 'hopes deal could be done quickly'published at 10:36 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Victoria Derbyshire

    Richard Harrington

    More from Richard Harrington, who resigned as minister last night. He says he hopes Parliament can do a deal really quickly.

    Asked about the prospect of a snap general election, he says he has no problem with Theresa May leading the party on a campaign trail.

    But he says both the Labour party and the Conservatives are divided on what they want from Brexit, meaning that people would not know what they are voting on.

  2. Verhofstadt: I see a real Brexit revoltpublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    At a press conference in Strasbourg, the European Parliament’s Brexit co-ordinator and leader of the Liberal group, Guy Verhofstadt says:

    “I see for the moment a real Brexit revolt by the people in Britain."

    He adds that he is pleased Sir Oliver Letwin's amendment passed, "because that means it is possible now to work towards a cross-party proposal, a cross-party alliance which could upgrade fundamentally the political declaration which is linked to the withdrawal agreement."

  3. 'Brexit was a chance to turn things around'published at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Brexit: Your view

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    Soutiam

    Soutiam in Leeds says: "In the last general election both main parties promised to honour the referendum result.

    "The way things are going now they are proving there is a disassociation between Parliament and the people.

    "It is a shame because Brexit was a chance to turn things around and it is not being turned around."

  4. Listen: May not committing to MP's Brexit choice 'subversive'published at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  5. Rees-Mogg 'won't take whole ERG with him'published at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  6. 'Across the island we're seeing various levels of anxiety'published at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  7. Harrington concerned about 'influences' on PMpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Richard Harrington, who resigned as minister last night, says MPs have done the right thing by taking control of this process.

    "We all felt like we were going nowhere," he says. Parliament has to find a way over the next few days to come up with its consensus preference, he adds.

    He says he trusts Theresa May's integrity as a person, but he's concerned by all the influences on her - inside and outside of the Conservative party.

  8. 'Sands start to shift'published at 10:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Political journalists are responding to Jacob Rees-Mogg's apparent choice to switch to back Theresa May's deal.

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  9. 5 live listener: No reason to have another referendumpublished at 10:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  10. PM May 'lacks basic skills needed to lead'published at 10:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming, in Strasbourg, writes:

    The co-leader of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and member of Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group, Philippe Lamberts, argues that Theresa May lacks the “basic human skills you need to be a political leader”.

    Speaking at a press conference in Strasbourg, the Belgian MEP says he hopes the British Parliament can find a majority for a way forward in the Brexit process which the government would then have to make happen.

    “The lesson we have learned from Theresa May’s attitude is her inability to factor in what others think, to form bonds of trust within her cabinet, between her cabinet and the House of Commons, but also within the European Council,” he says.

    The fact that Theresa May upset even the mild-mannered prime minister of Luxembourg at the last European summit is proof she lacks basic people skills, he says.

  11. 5 live listener: Tech sector has been overlookedpublished at 10:08 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  12. 'May's deal or no Brexit' - Jacob Rees-Moggpublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    More on leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg - he appears to now be backing the PM's withdrawal agreement.

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  13. 'Between ourselves and the EU'published at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom is reiterating Theresa May's comments that the government will not be bound by the outcome of any indicative votes.

    Speaking as she headed for a cabinet meeting, Ms Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, told reporters: "We'll be having votes on Wednesday on Oliver Letwin's amendment…

    "The prime minister has set out the facts which is that Parliament will set out its views, but as government we can't necessarily deliver on it.

    "The prime minster has always been clear, it's between ourselves and the European Union. And if Parliament expresses its view, it may be entirely deliverable."

  14. Hancock, Fox and Cox at No 10published at 10:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Liam Fox and Matt Hancock have arrived at No10. Mr Hancock, who did a round of TV and radio interviews this morning, says: "I've already answered all the questions."

    Attorney General Geoffrey CoxImage source, Reuters

    Attorney General Geoffrey Cox, pictured, arrived five minutes late for cabinet and did not answer any questions from the press.

  15. Tory MP James Gray 'to back PM's deal'published at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  16. Watch: Have the last two years brought people closer?published at 10:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    The view from either side of Brexit

    Brixton and Boston were on opposite sides in the 2016 EU referendum.

    Brixton, in the south London borough of Lambeth, voted more heavily to stay in the European Union than anywhere else other than Gibraltar, while Boston in Lincolnshire saw the strongest vote to leave.

    We asked people in both places how they felt about Brexit now, more than two years after they cast their votes.

  17. Jacob Rees-Mogg gives 'greatest hint yet' he will soon back PM's dealpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

    Leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Conservative Home, external: "Inevitably leaving the European Union, even leaving it inadequately and having work to do afterwards, is better than not leaving it at all.

    "Perhaps the thought processes that people like me hadn't gone through before is the thought that Brexit is a process rather than an event."

    The digital political editor of the Sun, Hugo Gye, describes the comments as Mr Rees-Mogg's "greatest hint yet that he will soon switch to back" the prime minister's deal.

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  18. Can the UK revoke Article 50 and start again?published at 09:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Paula in North Wales suggests the UK could revoke Article 50 "as a kind of reset, with the possibility of trying to trigger it again when the country is properly ready".

    Article 50 is part of the Lisbon Treaty that sets out what happens when a country decides that it wants to leave the EU.

    BBC Reality Check's Chris Morris says the UK can revoke Article 50 and doesn't need to consult the other EU countries.

    However he adds that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) would take "a very dim view" if the UK then re-triggered Article 50 again a few months later.

    Article 50: Can the UK revoke Brexit?

  19. Watch: Benn on Brexit 'deadlock'published at 09:51 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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  20. Ministers arrive at No 10 for meetingpublished at 09:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2019

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    Cabinet ministers Jeremy Hunt, Andrea Leadsom (pictured), Gavin Williamson, Liz Truss, James Brokenshire, Sajid Javid, Damian Hinds, Jeremy Wright and Penny Mordaunt have arrived for this morning's cabinet meeting in No 10, alongside Conservative Chairman Brandon Lewis.