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Brexit votes: MPs fail to back proposals again | Brexit votes: MPs fail to back proposals again |
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MPs have again failed to agree on proposals for the next steps in the Brexit process. | MPs have again failed to agree on proposals for the next steps in the Brexit process. |
The Commons voted on four motions for leaving the EU, including a customs union and a Norway-style arrangement - keeping the UK in the single market - but none gained a majority. | The Commons voted on four motions for leaving the EU, including a customs union and a Norway-style arrangement - keeping the UK in the single market - but none gained a majority. |
The votes were not legally binding, so the government would not have been forced to adopt the proposals. | The votes were not legally binding, so the government would not have been forced to adopt the proposals. |
The plan Theresa May negotiated with the EU has been rejected three times. | |
Mrs May now has until 12 April to either seek a longer extension from the EU to take a different course or decide to leave the EU without a deal. | Mrs May now has until 12 April to either seek a longer extension from the EU to take a different course or decide to leave the EU without a deal. |
She will meet her cabinet on Tuesday morning to discuss what to do next - as BBC political correspondent Vicky Young says. | She will meet her cabinet on Tuesday morning to discuss what to do next - as BBC political correspondent Vicky Young says. |
The option defeated by the narrowest margin was a proposal for a customs union, losing by only three votes. | The option defeated by the narrowest margin was a proposal for a customs union, losing by only three votes. |
That would see the UK remain in the same system of tariffs - taxes - on goods as the rest of the EU - potentially simplifying the issue of the Northern Ireland border, but preventing the UK from striking independent trade deals with other countries. | That would see the UK remain in the same system of tariffs - taxes - on goods as the rest of the EU - potentially simplifying the issue of the Northern Ireland border, but preventing the UK from striking independent trade deals with other countries. |
The motion calling for a confirmatory referendum received the most votes in favour, totalling 280, but still lost by a margin of 12. | The motion calling for a confirmatory referendum received the most votes in favour, totalling 280, but still lost by a margin of 12. |
Following the failure of his own motion to stay in the Single Market - known as Common Market 2.0 - Nick Boles resigned from the Conservative Party. | Following the failure of his own motion to stay in the Single Market - known as Common Market 2.0 - Nick Boles resigned from the Conservative Party. |
In a point of order following the results, the MP for Grantham and Stamford said he could "no longer sit for this party", adding: "I have done everything I can to find a compromise." | In a point of order following the results, the MP for Grantham and Stamford said he could "no longer sit for this party", adding: "I have done everything I can to find a compromise." |
As he left the Commons, MPs were heard shouting, "don't go Nick", and others applauded him. | As he left the Commons, MPs were heard shouting, "don't go Nick", and others applauded him. |
He later tweeted that he would remain an MP and sit in the Commons as "an Independent Progressive Conservative". | He later tweeted that he would remain an MP and sit in the Commons as "an Independent Progressive Conservative". |
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said the "only option" left was to find a way forward that allows the UK to leave the EU with a deal. | Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said the "only option" left was to find a way forward that allows the UK to leave the EU with a deal. |
"The government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible," he said. | "The government continues to believe that the best course of action is to do so as soon as possible," he said. |
"If the House is able to pass a deal this week it may still be possible to avoid holding European elections." | "If the House is able to pass a deal this week it may still be possible to avoid holding European elections." |
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "disappointing" that none of the proposals secured a majority, but he said he wanted to remind the Commons that Mrs May's deal had been "overwhelmingly rejected". | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "disappointing" that none of the proposals secured a majority, but he said he wanted to remind the Commons that Mrs May's deal had been "overwhelmingly rejected". |
He added: "If it is good enough for the prime minister to have three chances at her deal, then I suggest it's possible the House should have a chance to consider again the options we had before us... so the House can succeed where the prime minister has failed - in presenting a credible economic relationship with Europe for the future that prevents us crashing out with no deal." | He added: "If it is good enough for the prime minister to have three chances at her deal, then I suggest it's possible the House should have a chance to consider again the options we had before us... so the House can succeed where the prime minister has failed - in presenting a credible economic relationship with Europe for the future that prevents us crashing out with no deal." |
The results of the votes were: | The results of the votes were: |
Some MPs have criticised their colleagues for not agreeing on any of the options. | Some MPs have criticised their colleagues for not agreeing on any of the options. |
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was time for Mrs May's deal to be passed. | Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was time for Mrs May's deal to be passed. |
Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb told BBC Look East he was "ashamed to be a member of this Parliament" and hit out at MPs in his own party - five of whom voted against a customs union and four of whom voted against Common Market 2.0. | |
He said the Commons was "playing with fire and will unleash dark forces unless we learn to compromise". | He said the Commons was "playing with fire and will unleash dark forces unless we learn to compromise". |
But prominent Brexiteer Steve Baker told the BBC he was "glad the House of Commons has concluded nothing". | But prominent Brexiteer Steve Baker told the BBC he was "glad the House of Commons has concluded nothing". |
He said the prime minister must now go back to the EU and persuade them to rewrite the withdrawal deal - something they have so far refused to do - otherwise the choice was between no deal or no Brexit. | He said the prime minister must now go back to the EU and persuade them to rewrite the withdrawal deal - something they have so far refused to do - otherwise the choice was between no deal or no Brexit. |
Senior figures in the EU also showed their frustration at the results in Westminster. | Senior figures in the EU also showed their frustration at the results in Westminster. |
European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt tweeted that by voting down the options, a "hard Brexit becomes nearly inevitable". | European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt tweeted that by voting down the options, a "hard Brexit becomes nearly inevitable". |