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| Brexit: Three ministers resign to join 30-strong Tory revolt on indicative votes – live news | Brexit: Three ministers resign to join 30-strong Tory revolt on indicative votes – live news |
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| These are from Hannah White, deputy director of the Institute for Government. | |
| I can see that for Government tonight’s vote represents uncomfortable loss of control over Commons time but it’s NOT ACTUALLY UNCOMMON for other groups of MPs to determine what is on the order paper (on opposition days, backbench business days, estimates days)... https://t.co/YTYnh4phkC | |
| ... what is unusual here is that the Government has lost control of the scheduling of ON WHICH DAY non-govt members get to choose the business. In the latter stages of Brexit they have been carefully avoiding scheduling days when unwelcome business can be scheduled... | |
| ... at the moment the motions that will be scheduled on Wed will not be binding on the government - and the PM clearly indicated earlier today that she would not consider herself bound by them. In this the government is continuing the approach it has taken to opposition days. | |
| Here is the full text of what Jeremy Corbyn said in his point of order a moment ago. | |
| Mr Speaker, I would like to congratulate the house for taking control. | |
| The government’s approach has been an abject failure and this house must now find a solution. | |
| So I pay tribute to [Oliver Letwin and Hilary Benn] and others, who have worked to achieve tonight’s result. | |
| The government must take this process seriously. We do not know what the house will decide on Wednesday. But I know there are many members of this house who have been working for alternative solutions, and we must debate those to find a consensus. | |
| And this house must also consider whether any deal should be put to the people for a confirmatory vote. | |
| Where this government has failed, this house must, and I believe will, succeed. | |
| The SNP’s Angus MacNeil asks, if the Commons cannot reach a decision on Wednesday, whether more time will be allowed for the indicative votes process. | The SNP’s Angus MacNeil asks, if the Commons cannot reach a decision on Wednesday, whether more time will be allowed for the indicative votes process. |
| Bercow urges him to take things one step at a time. | Bercow urges him to take things one step at a time. |
| The Tory Brexiter Sir Bill Cash says that what has been agreed by the Commons is “a constitutional revolution” and that the house will will live to regret it. | The Tory Brexiter Sir Bill Cash says that what has been agreed by the Commons is “a constitutional revolution” and that the house will will live to regret it. |
| Sir Vince Cable, the Lib Dem leader, asks Bercow if he will set up a committee to ensure that the indicative votes process runs smoothly on Wednesday. | Sir Vince Cable, the Lib Dem leader, asks Bercow if he will set up a committee to ensure that the indicative votes process runs smoothly on Wednesday. |
| Bercow says Oliver Letwin will take charge of the process, and he says he is sure Letwin will want to ensure it runs properly. | Bercow says Oliver Letwin will take charge of the process, and he says he is sure Letwin will want to ensure it runs properly. |
| Patrick McLoughlin, the Conservative former chief whip, says Bercow recently sent a letter to MPs saying they should treat each other with respect. Was Bercow following that in what he said about Greg Hands? | Patrick McLoughlin, the Conservative former chief whip, says Bercow recently sent a letter to MPs saying they should treat each other with respect. Was Bercow following that in what he said about Greg Hands? |
| Bercow says, if he caused offence, he is happy to apologise. He did not think Hands would mind, he says. | Bercow says, if he caused offence, he is happy to apologise. He did not think Hands would mind, he says. |
| Jeremy Corbyn makes a point of order to praise the house for taking control. Where the government has failed, the house must succeed, he says. | Jeremy Corbyn makes a point of order to praise the house for taking control. Where the government has failed, the house must succeed, he says. |
| The Tory Brexiter David Davies says Sir Oliver Letwin has now installed himself as a jobbing prime minister. How can he be held to account? | The Tory Brexiter David Davies says Sir Oliver Letwin has now installed himself as a jobbing prime minister. How can he be held to account? |
| John Bercow, the speaker, tries to quell the noise. He urges the Tory MP Greg Hands to be quiet, saying Hands was once a whip, and not a very good one. That provokes even more jeering. | John Bercow, the speaker, tries to quell the noise. He urges the Tory MP Greg Hands to be quiet, saying Hands was once a whip, and not a very good one. That provokes even more jeering. |
| The main motion has now been passed by 327 votes to 300 - a majority of 27. | The main motion has now been passed by 327 votes to 300 - a majority of 27. |
| That just reinforces the Letwin vote, because the main motion is now basically the Letwin amendment. | That just reinforces the Letwin vote, because the main motion is now basically the Letwin amendment. |
| Here is an Institute for Government explainer on indicative votes. | Here is an Institute for Government explainer on indicative votes. |
| Here’s an @instituteforgov explainer in indicative votes and how they might workhttps://t.co/fOeOQZ3eUu pic.twitter.com/84VWrlEchM | Here’s an @instituteforgov explainer in indicative votes and how they might workhttps://t.co/fOeOQZ3eUu pic.twitter.com/84VWrlEchM |
| The government has issued this response to the defeat on Letwin. A spokesman for the Brexit department said: | The government has issued this response to the defeat on Letwin. A spokesman for the Brexit department said: |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| From ITV’s Robert Peston | From ITV’s Robert Peston |
| Frankly there is no conspicuous logic to MPs backing Letwin and not Beckett. But that is the Brexit Commons for you | Frankly there is no conspicuous logic to MPs backing Letwin and not Beckett. But that is the Brexit Commons for you |
| MPs are now voting on the main motion, as amended. | MPs are now voting on the main motion, as amended. |
| Essentially this is a rerun of the vote on Letwin. | Essentially this is a rerun of the vote on Letwin. |
| MPs have voted down the Beckett amendment by 314 votes to 311 - a majority of three. | MPs have voted down the Beckett amendment by 314 votes to 311 - a majority of three. |