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David Davis in climbdown as he says ministers 'expect and intend' MPs to vote on any Brexit deal before Britain leaves the EU David Davis in climbdown as he says ministers 'expect and intend' MPs to vote on any Brexit deal before Britain leaves the EU
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David Davis says ministers “expect and intend” MPs to vote on any Brexit deal before Britain leaves the EU, in a significant climbdown on his earlier explosive comments. David Davis has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown saying ministers “expect and intend” MPs to be able to vote on a Brexit deal before Britain leaves the EU, contradicting comments he made hours earlier.
The Brexit Secretary’s department issued a statement describing his earlier warning - that a vote could be delayed until after withdrawal in March 2019 - as an answer to “hypothetical scenarios”. The Brexit Secretary’s department issued a statement after his claim on Wednesday morning, that the House of Commons may not have a chance to approve a deal till after withdrawal in March 2019, sparked a backlash from MPs.
He also said he agreed with the EU that an agreement should be reached “by October” next year – having earlier insisted the “very exciting” talks could drag on until the last minute, in March 2019. His department's clarification argued that Mr Davis's words had merely been an answer to "hypothetical scenarios" and added that he agreed with the EU that an agreement should be reached "by October" next year, with MPs being able to vote in good time before Brexit.
It was thought that Downing Street was unhappy with Mr Davis’ comments to a Commons committee, which stunned and angered MPs Mr Davis is thought to have angered Downing Street with his claim that negotiations may go up to the very last minute before the deadline for the UK dropping out of the EU in March 2019, making a parliamentary vote before withdrawal difficult. 
The statement, from a spokesperson at his Brexit department, said: “We are working to reach an agreement on the final deal in good time before we leave the EU in March 2019. The statement, from a spokesperson at his Brexit department, said: "We are working to reach an agreement on the final deal in good time before we leave the EU in March 2019.
“Once the deal is agreed we will meet our long-standing commitment to a vote in both Houses and we expect and intend this to be before the vote in the European Parliament and therefore before we leave.  "Once the deal is agreed we will meet our long-standing commitment to a vote in both Houses and we expect and intend this to be before the vote in the European Parliament and therefore before we leave. 
“This morning the Secretary of State was asked about hypothetical scenarios. Michel Barnier has said he hopes to get the deal agreed by October 2018 and that is our aim as well.” "This morning the Secretary of State was asked about hypothetical scenarios. Michel Barnier has said he hopes to get the deal agreed by October 2018 and that is our aim as well."
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