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PM wants MPs to vote on her Brexit deal AGAIN tomorrow

Suggestions that Theresa May could be planning a third vote on her Brexit deal have been quashed after Andrea Leadsom appeared to make the proposal in the Commons earlier today.  According to Faisal Islam attempts to get the so-called "MV3" back for a vote failed earlier after David Lidington and Geoffrey Cox went to see the speaker this morning.  May has said she would quit as PM if Tory rebels and the DUP backed her deal. My understanding is that...

Second referendum odds slashed as MPs reject all Brexit options

The odds of a second referendum are shortening significantly with one bookmaker following last night’s support for the People’s Vote. They make it just 7/4 (from 9/4) for Government to call on the British public once again to shape the country’s future relationship with the European Union. Meaningful Vote III looks like being voted down at 1/3, having looked like a close-run thing at 5/6 before last night’s parliamentary session. Theresa May is now priced to step down in the...

Brexit: Commons decides to agree…on nothing

No majority emerged for any of the eight options tabled in the House of Commons last night.  Voting under the indicative vote process, MPs were unable to reach a consensus after they dramatically seized control of the agenda in the House of Commons from the Prime Minister. A permanent customs union and a motion tabled for a new referendum gained the most support, but still were unable to get over the line.  The voting was as follows:  139 yes 422 no...

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