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
Image source, HoCSpeaking after the vote, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would like to "congratulate" the House of Commons "for taking control".
Ministers, he says, must "take this process seriously".
MPs should consider a range of alternatives, including “whether any deal should be put to the people for a confirmatory vote”, he adds.
By 327 votes to 300, MPs vote to approve the government motion as amended earlier.
That's another defeat for the government - but not entirely unexpected given the result of the vote on the amendment earlier.
A spokesperson for the Brexit department has issued a statement following the defeat earlier on the Letwin amendment allowing MPs control of the parliamentary agenda on Wednesday:
“It is disappointing to see this amendment pass, as the government made a clear commitment to provide a process to find a majority in Parliament for a way forward this week.
“This amendment instead upends the balance between our democratic institutions and sets a dangerous, unpredictable precedent for the future.
“While it is now up to Parliament to set out next steps in respect of this amendment, the government will continue to call for realism – any options considered must be deliverable in negotiations with the EU.
Parliament should take account of how long these negotiations would take, and if they’d require a longer extension which would mean holding European Parliamentary elections.”
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The three ministerial resignations tonight put the total number of resignations from Theresa May's government at 29 outside reshuffles.
That's the same number as Blair and four more than Thatcher, according to Institute for Government data.
With votes on the amendments now completed, MPs are now voting on the government motion as amended.
MPs narrowly vote to reject Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett’s amendment by 314 votes to 311, a government majority of just three.
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Indicative votes will now be held on Wednesday on various Brexit options, in addition to Theresa May's deal, which could include:
But BBC political correspondent Chris Mason points out that it's possible there'll be either a) no consensus for any one option or b) a majority in favour of an option that either the government or the EU find unacceptable.
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MPs are now voting on Labour MP Dame Margaret Beckett’s amendment.
This says that if the UK is seven days away from leaving without a deal, the government must move a motion within two sitting days (or recall Parliament) to vote on whether to go ahead with no-deal or request an extension "to give time for Parliament to determine a different approach".
By 329 votes to 302, MPs vote to approve Sir Oliver Letwin’s amendment allowing the Commons to take control of the parliamentary agenda to hold indicative votes on Brexit options.
The government had ordered its MPs to vote against the amendment.
Earlier Theresa May said she was "sceptical" about the process, and would not commit to delivering the outcome of any votes.
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