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Another Brexit-supporting Tory MP, Sir Bill Cash, says he is concerned that "no lawful UK authority" has so far consented to the extension of the Article 50 process last week.

The statutory instrument, external to legally change the date has now been tabled but has not yet been debated, he tells MPs.

In reply, Theresa May says Parliament has "already supported" the decision to extend Article 50 - even if the date set by European leaders last week was different.

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Having heard from the Labour and SNP leaders, it is now the chance of backbenchers to respond to the PM's statement.

Labour's Hilary Benn, the chair of the Commons Brexit committee, says he wants to know what choices Theresa May will take in the event of the deal not being approved by Parliament.

Mrs May says the way to deliver Brexit on the 22 May is to vote for the deal.

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The SNP's Ian Blackford describes the speech Theresa May made last week about Parliament's role in Brexit as "Trump-esque" and says the UK doesn't need "such raw populism at a time like this".

"She's supposed to be leading a country," he tells MPs

He asks for the prime minister to "respect the will of Parliament and reject no deal", also reiterating his support for another referendum.

In response, Mrs May says that the House "has a duty to deliver Brexit", which she says she believes meaning delivering Brexit with a deal.

"Of course votes in this House count, but so do the votes of 17.4 million people who voted to leave the European Union," she adds.

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Tory Brexiter Sir John Redwood asks the PM what she would say to Leave voters who think holding indicative votes on different Brexit options is a "waste of time".

In reply, Theresa May says the options "that appear to be on offer" have "already been rejected by this Parliament".

The only way to guarantee Brexit, she adds, is to support the deal she has negotiated with the EU.

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Jeremy Corbyn asks the PM to admit her deal is "dead" and it is not worth bringing it back for another vote in the Commons.

"The government has failed", he says, adding that it is now time for Parliament to "take back control".

He confirms that Labour will support the amendment later to take control of the agenda on Wednesday, and calls on the PM to "allow, rather than fight" plans for indicative votes.

Parliament must send a "clear message" in the coming days, he says.

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Mrs May notes that it is the first time she has addressed MPs since her controversial statement on Wednesday evening, when criticised Parliament's conduct over Brexit.

"I expressed my frustration with our collective failure to make a decision," she says.

"I know that many members are frustrated too and all have difficult jobs to do. People on all sides of the debate have passionate views and I respect those differences."

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Theresa May says MPs have previously expressed opposition to a no-deal exit but the alternative "is to pursue a different form of Brexit or a second referendum".

She adds: "The bottom line remains that if the House does not approve a withdrawal deal and cannot countenance leaving without a deal we will have to seek a longer extension.

"We will have to take part in European elections."

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Continuing her statement, Theresa May tells MPs that the government will oppose the amendment seeking to take control of the parliamentary agenda on Wednesday.

She says this would be an "unwelcome precedent".

However she says the government is committed to providing time for MPs to debate alternative options - with the procedure to be determined by Parliament.

She adds that she is "sceptical" about such an approach, which she says has in the past produced "contradictory" outcomes or no outcome at all.

The government cannot commit to implement the outcome of such votes, she adds.

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Theresa May has ruled out a third Commons vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday.

She tells MPs there is not enough support in Parliament at the moment for another meaningful vote, but she continues to have discussions with MPs to see if they can be convinced to vote for the deal.

In her statement to MPs, she says that the EU Council has reiterated again that there "could be no re-opening of the withdrawal agreement".

The UK has an extension to 11pm on the 12th of April, she says, in the event that no deal is agreed by Parliament.

Any further extension, and the UK will need to take part in elections for the European parliament.