BREXIT OUTRAGE: Is the end of Brexit the END of DEMOCRACY? MPs SEIZE CONTROL of Commons
THERESA MAY faced another embarrassing defeat on Monday as MPs voted to take control in the Commons in a bid to find a majority for any Brexit option. So what is the most likely outcome for Brexit now?
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On Monday night, the Government was defeated by 329 votes to 302 on the Oliver Letwin amendment, giving way for a series of votes on Wednesday on potential Brexit solutions. The dramatic vote in Parliament last night saw three MPs, Richard Harrington, Alistair Burt and Steve Brine, resign to join the rebels, with Mr Harrington lashing out on the Government, accusing them of "playing roulette with the lives and livelihoods" of Britons. The Prime Minister has responded to the defeat, saying allowing MPs to take over the Commons agenda would set an "unwelcome precedent".
Mrs May has also said there is no guarantee she will abide by MPs wish.
Supporters of Tory backbencher Sir Oliver Letwin’s amendment said they do not trust the Government to give the Commons a say on all of the Brexit options, with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn saying the process must be taken “seriously”.
He said: "The government has failed and this House must, and I believe will, succeed."
MPs involved in the Government defeat also said there would be “uproar” if the Prime Minister tried to ignore the amendment.
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So what is the most likely outcome for Brexit now?
A professor in politics has given insight to what the most likely outcome for Brexit could be now.
MPs are understood to be weighing up a series of indicative votes on Wednesday.
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The options are said to be between revoking Article 50, a second referendum, Theresa May’s deal, her deal plus a customs union, the deal plus a customs union and single market access, a standard free-trade agreement, or a no-deal Brexit.
Dr Adrian Pabst who’s Head of the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent told Express.co.uk that if MPs get the opportunity to vote on all the seven Brexit options, there are only a few actually likely to go through.
He said: “We know that the Brexit date has irrevocably changed.
“Britain won't leave on 29 March because the EU has granted an extension until at least April 12.
“What happens next depends on the votes in the House of Commons this week.
“Revoking Article 50 and staying in the EU is as unlikely to command a majority in the Commons as holding a second referendum.
“Therefore the likelier options are a softer Brexit or possibly a narrow majority for Theresa May's deal after all - if Brexiteers believe that the ultimate prize of a departure is slipping away.”
So faced with the options of the Prime Minister’s deal, or a much closer relationship with the EU, it’s not impossible Mrs May will finally get her deal passed in Parliament after already being twice-defeated.