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| Full list: amendments to May’s statement on defeat of her Brexit bill | |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| MPs will vote on Tuesday on a series of amendments to Theresa May’s statement on the defeat of her Brexit bill. The fact the statement can be amended means it is being used as a vehicle for all sorts of policy suggestions. | MPs will vote on Tuesday on a series of amendments to Theresa May’s statement on the defeat of her Brexit bill. The fact the statement can be amended means it is being used as a vehicle for all sorts of policy suggestions. |
| Below are the amendments tabled so far, many of which will not be voted upon. It is up to the Speaker, John Bercow, to choose what amendments are considered. | Below are the amendments tabled so far, many of which will not be voted upon. It is up to the Speaker, John Bercow, to choose what amendments are considered. |
| A. Official Labour amendment | A. Official Labour amendment |
| Tabled by Jeremy Corbyn and backed by a series of frontbenchers, this pushes the party policy of avoiding no deal and instead seeking a form of customs union. | Tabled by Jeremy Corbyn and backed by a series of frontbenchers, this pushes the party policy of avoiding no deal and instead seeking a form of customs union. |
| Amendments to the Labour amendment, and amendment C | Amendments to the Labour amendment, and amendment C |
| These all call, in their various ways, for a second EU referendum. Three amendments-to-the-amendment are tabled by Labour backbenchers, and two by the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dems have also tabled a separate amendment on the subject. | These all call, in their various ways, for a second EU referendum. Three amendments-to-the-amendment are tabled by Labour backbenchers, and two by the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dems have also tabled a separate amendment on the subject. |
| B. The Yvette Cooper/extend article 50 amendment | B. The Yvette Cooper/extend article 50 amendment |
| One of the most closely scrutinised amendments, and backed by more than 70 MPs, this would guarantee parliamentary time for a private members’ bill drafted by Cooper that would extend article 50 to the end of 2019 if Theresa May failed to secure a deal by late February. While it seems likely to win official Labour backing, and from some Tories, it could be scuppered by doubts among Labour MPs in leave-voting areas. The government will whip MPs against backing it. | One of the most closely scrutinised amendments, and backed by more than 70 MPs, this would guarantee parliamentary time for a private members’ bill drafted by Cooper that would extend article 50 to the end of 2019 if Theresa May failed to secure a deal by late February. While it seems likely to win official Labour backing, and from some Tories, it could be scuppered by doubts among Labour MPs in leave-voting areas. The government will whip MPs against backing it. |
| D. Main Lib Dem amendment | D. Main Lib Dem amendment |
| This would create a committee of no more than 17 MPs based on representation in the Commons to lead on all Brexit matters in parliament. | This would create a committee of no more than 17 MPs based on representation in the Commons to lead on all Brexit matters in parliament. |
| F. Indicative votes amendment | F. Indicative votes amendment |
| This would call for a series of non-binding indicative votes in parliament to determine the way forward. It is tabled by Hilary Benn, the Labour MP who chairs the Brexit select committee. | This would call for a series of non-binding indicative votes in parliament to determine the way forward. It is tabled by Hilary Benn, the Labour MP who chairs the Brexit select committee. |
| G. Dominic Grieve amendment | G. Dominic Grieve amendment |
| This idea by the former attorney general would allow parliament to take control in creating a series of indicative votes by decreeing that a motion put forward by a minority of 300 MPs from at least five parties – including 10 Tory MPs – would be debated as the first item for MPs in the Commons the next day. | This idea by the former attorney general would allow parliament to take control in creating a series of indicative votes by decreeing that a motion put forward by a minority of 300 MPs from at least five parties – including 10 Tory MPs – would be debated as the first item for MPs in the Commons the next day. |
| H. Citizens’ assembly amendment | H. Citizens’ assembly amendment |
| Backed by a cross-party group of opposition MPs this would create a 250-strong “citizens’ assembly”, a representative but randomly selected group, to devise possible ways to move forward on Brexit. | Backed by a cross-party group of opposition MPs this would create a 250-strong “citizens’ assembly”, a representative but randomly selected group, to devise possible ways to move forward on Brexit. |
| I. Spelman no-deal amendment | I. Spelman no-deal amendment |
| Tabled by the longstanding Tory MP and former environment minister Caroline Spelman, with the backing of more than 115 MPs from various parties, this states that the UK will not leave the EU without a deal. It is only advisory and has no legislative force. | Tabled by the longstanding Tory MP and former environment minister Caroline Spelman, with the backing of more than 115 MPs from various parties, this states that the UK will not leave the EU without a deal. It is only advisory and has no legislative force. |
| J. Extending article 50 | J. Extending article 50 |
| Signed by a cross-party group of remain-minded MPs, led by Labour’s Rachel Reeves, this would seek a two-year extension of article 50 if there is not a deal in place by 26 February. | Signed by a cross-party group of remain-minded MPs, led by Labour’s Rachel Reeves, this would seek a two-year extension of article 50 if there is not a deal in place by 26 February. |
| L, M. John Baron backstop amendments | |
| These call for a backstop to be permitted only if it expires after six months (L) or contains a right of unilateral UK withdrawal (M). | |
| N. The Brady amendment | N. The Brady amendment |
| Its figurehead is Graham Brady, who as chair of the 1922 Committee is the voice of Tory backbenchers. Yet another attempt at making the backstop more palatable to Tory MPs, this says it should be “replaced with alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border”. Once again, this is something the EU has ruled out. The government has indicated that it will whip MPs to back the amendment, which if passed would allow May to go to Brussels with a clear sign from MPs of what they want, to get a deal through parliament. | |
| O. SNP/Plaid Cymru amendment | |
| This notes that the Scottish and Welsh assemblies also “voted overwhelmingly to reject the prime minister’s deal”, calling for an extension of article 50 and no deal being removed as an option. | |
| P. Indicative votes | |
| Tabled by the Brexit-backing former Labour MP Frank Field but supported by remainers including Ken Clarke, this calls for non-binding MPs’ votes on areas including the backstop, various trade deals, and another referendum. | |
| Q. Stop Brexit | |
| Put forward by two SNP MPs, Angus Brendan MacNeil and Pete Wishart, this calls for article 50 to be revoked. | |
| Withdrawn amendments: | Withdrawn amendments: |
| E. Murrison backstop amendment | E. Murrison backstop amendment |
| Tabled again by the Conservative backbencher Andrew Murrison, and backed by more than 30 other Tories, this would have decreed that the Irish backstop, if it came into force, would expire at the end of 2021 – something the EU has said it will not agree to. Withdrawn to improve the chances of support for Brady’s amendment. | |
| K. First John Baron backstop amendment | |
| This said that MPs would not back a withdrawal agreement including a backstop. | |
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