What will happen in tonight’s crucial Commons votes on Brexit?
Analysis: MPs will attempt to take the next step in the Brexit process tonight. Ashley Cowburn looks at some of the crucial amendments the Commons are set to vote on and considers what might happen next
Following Theresa May’s historic Brexit defeat a fortnight ago, MPs now have the opportunity to put their own plans to the Commons and shape the next step in Britain’s exit from the European Union.
More than a dozen amendments from various factions of MPs were put forward, and seven were selected by the Commons speaker, John Bercow. Votes are expected to take place from 7pm once the debate has concluded.
The majority of the amendments, if they win the backing of MPs, will not have the immediate force of law, but instead act as a signal to the prime minister of the kind of Brexit MPs are likely to accept.
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