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Brexit vote: May faces historic defeat as deal's fate looms – Politics live Brexit vote: Jeremy Corbyn tables vote of no confidence after May suffers historic defeat – Politics live
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The size of the government victory on the John Baron amendment (see 7.24pm) should not be read as an indication that only 24 MPs are worried about the backstop. This is from Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European commission.
Instead, it is probably better to view it a sign that many MPs were unhappy with Baron for pushing his amendment to a vote when there seems to be a clear desire in the house to get on with the vote on the main motion. I take note with regret of the outcome of the vote in the @HouseofCommons this evening. I urge the #UK to clarify its intentions as soon as possible. Time is almost up #Brexit https://t.co/SMmps5kexn
MPs are now voting on the main motion. A spokesman for the European council president, Donald Tusk, said:
For the record, this is what it says. We regret the outcome of the vote, and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to next steps as soon as possible.
That this House approves for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the negotiated withdrawal agreement laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community’ and the framework for the future relationship laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom’. The EU27 will remain united and responsible as we have been throughout the entire process and will seek to reduce the damage caused by Brexit.
MPs have voted down the John Baron amendment saying the UK should have a unilateral right to terminate the backstop by 600 votes to 24 – a majority of 576. We will continue our preparations for all outcomes, including a no-deal scenario. The risk of a disorderly exit has increased with this vote, and while we do not want this to happen, we will be prepared for it.
Here is a picture of the Labour MP Tulip Siddiq voting in a wheelchair. She has postponed giving birth by caesarian section to vote. We will continue the EU’s process of ratification of the agreement reached with the UK government. This agreement is and remains the best and only way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Tulip Siddiq, who delayed her caesarean section so she could vote tonight, is in her wheelchair in the Commons pic.twitter.com/Das9a1XMxy Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the Commons, has just told MPs that the Commons will vote on the no confidence motion at 7pm tomorrow.
The most significant thing Theresa May said in her speech was what she said to Edward Leigh. (See 6.52pm.) This is what she told him when he asked if she would be supporting his amendment, which would set a deadline for the backstop. (See 2.47pm.) One hundred and 18 Conservatives voted against the government on Brexit. Sky’s Faisal Islam has the figures, from the CommonsVotes app.
The government isn’t able to to accept the amendment that has been selected tonight, because we have a different opinion and a different interpretation of the Vienna convention. But I note that my right honourable friend has put down alternative proposals in relation to this issue. The government is willing to look at creative solutions and it will be happy to carry on working with [Leigh] in relation to that particular issue. My word. 118 Tory MPs voted against their PM pic.twitter.com/Je1PWDOtaU
By “alternative proposals”, May was referring to Leigh’s amendment r on the order paper (pdf), which has not been called. I won’t post it in full here, because it is very long, but you can read it on the order paper. In the Commons, the Labour MP Yvette Cooper asks John Bercow what MPs can be done to ensure article 50 is extended.
Jeremy Corbyn is not the biggest fan of the Fleet Street press, but another consequence of his decision to pull his votes, and accelerating the voting process tonight, is that it will be a lot easier for London newspapers to get stories about the result of the main vote into their first editions. Bercow says, if MPs call for a vote, he will ensure it happens.
May has finished. Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, has posted this on Twitter. He seems to be urging the UK to consider cancelling Brexit.
John Bercow invites Jeremy Corbyn to move his amendment. He does not move it. If a deal is impossible, and no one wants no deal, then who will finally have the courage to say what the only positive solution is?
He turns to Ian Blackford. He also decides not to move his amendment. Philippa Whitford, the SNP MP, and a doctor, says it is “shocking” that Tulip Siddiq had to delay a caesarian section today, against the advice of her doctors, because the Commons does not allow proxy voting for MPs in her position.
He turns to Edward Leigh. Leigh says, in the light of the positive response he got from May (see 6.52pm), he will not move it. John Bercow, the Speaker, says he said yesterday that that was “lamentable”, and that he is happy to say that again.
He turns to John Baron and invites him to press his amendment. Baron says he does want a vote. Bercow takes the vote by acclamation (asking MPs to cry “aye” and “no”.) At first he says the noes have it. But Baron and his supporters persist, and Bercow calls a division. Here is the no-confidence motion.
MPs are now voting on the Baron amendment. . @jeremycorbyn has tabled a no confidence motion in the Government after their historic defeat on Theresa May’s deal. The Government have confirmed that this will be debated and voted upon tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/c1hdmLuKrB
Labour, the SNP and Edward Leigh have all pulled their amendments – meaning voting tonight will be speeded up. The main vote will now come at 7.15pm, with the result at about 7.30pm. This will save us all 45 minutes, and will have no effect on the overall result. Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the Commons, tries to make a business statement, but John Bercow, the Speaker, wants to take points of order first.
Corbyn may have decided to pull his vote perhaps because he realises there will be a lot more interest in what happens next. Ian Blackford, the SNP leader at Westminster, says the SNP will support the no-confidence motion.
May says MPs are there to serve the people who queued up to vote in the referendum and who put their faith in politicians. Jeremy Corbyn is speaking now. He says this was the biggest defeat for a government since the 1920s.
She says they have a sacred right to see MPs act in their best interests. She says, with a solemn heart, MPs must discharge their responsibilities. He says the government has consistently failed to reach out to other parties.
May says a vote against her deal is a vote for “uncertainty, division and the very real risk of no deal”. He says the government should accept that the UK will stay in the customs union for good, that a no-deal Brexit is not an option and that the rights of EU nationals will be accepted.
The SNP’s Ian Blackford intervenes. He says all the studies show Brexit will make the UK poorer. Will the government extend article 50 and give the people a choice? He says he has tabled a motion of no confidence. It will be debated tomorrow, he says, so MPs can express their views about the incompetence of the government.
May says MPs were clear that the result of the referendum would be respected. She repeats the line about a vote against the deal being a vote for “uncertainty, division and the very real risk of no deal”. Theresa May is making a statement to MPs now.
May says Corbyn’s speech was like his whole approach to Brexit, “long on critcism, short on coherence”. She mocks the idea that he would be able to get a renegotiation in weeks. She says the result tells us what MPs do not want, but not what they want. She says she will first ensure MPs can see if they still have confidence in the government. If Jeremy Corbyn tables a no-confidence motion, it will get debated tomorrow. And if he does not, the government will allow other opposition parties to table a motion.
She says that in its 2017 election manifesto, Labour said free movement would end. Yet at the weekend, Corbyn said he was not against free movement. She says he is against no deal. But he is also against the backstop, without which there is no deal, she says. May says MPs will get the chance to debate a motion of no-confidence tomorrow.
She says Corbyn has pursued a cynical course. He has forfeited the right to demand loyalty from Labour MPs who take a more pragmatic view. She says she will then hold talks with the other parties to see what solution might be acceptable.
She says she hopes that MPs opposed to no deal, whose constituents rely on manufacturing jobs, should think hard about rejecting her deal. And she says she will go back to the EU to consider new plans.
May appeals to Labour MPs to abandon their loyalty to Corbyn and back her deal for the sake of their constituents. May says she will hold talks with the opposition parties about an alternative Brexit approach.
Theresa May’s plan has been rejected by votes to 432 votes to 202 – a majority of 230.
And these are from Labour’s Ellie Reeves.
Just voted against Theresa May’s horrendous deal. Voting lobby absolutely packed, doesn’t seem there is much support for it in Parliament let alone the Country. pic.twitter.com/yO7Lz6T8aG
These are from Labour’s Faisal Rashid.
Historic moment @AngelaRayner @JoPlattMP pic.twitter.com/iMpOk6kO8W
And this is from Labour’s Khalid Mahmood.
The No lobby pic.twitter.com/huBwMUtdoy
And this is from Labour’s Thelma Walker.
Going through the lobby now #Brexit @EmmaHardyMP pic.twitter.com/dfjx5RXTHH
The SNP’s Carol Monaghan has tweeted this from the no lobby.
The “No” lobby is mobbed. Think we can safely say the Prime Minister’s #Brexit deal is sunk. pic.twitter.com/lWuiNkA0RN