Government defeated in key Brexit vote - here's how the day unfolded
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The Government has been defeated by Conservative rebels and Labour MPs in a critical vote on its key piece of Brexit legislation.
MPs amended the EU Withdrawal Bill against Theresa May's will, so guaranteeing Parliament a "meaningful" vote on any Brexit deal she agrees with Brussels.
Ms May's whips applied heavy pressure on Conservative rebels who remained defiant in the Commons throughout the day and in the end the Government was defeated by 309 votes to 305, a margin of just four votes.
Here is how the day unfolded.
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Corbyn says the sad reality is that one in a 100 children are homeless at any time - "it is a national disgrace," he says. He also asks will the PM back secure, three-year terms for private renters.
May says the Government is looking at ways to encourage longer term tenancies. "What is important is ensuring is that people have the ability to have the accommodation they need, and want.
She says his response is to bring in rent controls, claiming they have "never worked". May says she is backed by the homeless charity Shelter.
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Corbyn asks does the PM support "homes fit for human habitation". May says of course she does.
"When it comes to houses this Government has been an absolute disgrace," he says. "When is this Gov going to get out of the pockets of property speculators...and on the side of tenants?"
May says the number of people on the social housing list went up under the last Labour Government.
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Theresa May has insisted at PMQs that MPs will be given a vote on the Brexit withdrawal deal as she faced the prospect of a Tory revolt and first Commons defeat on the issue.
The Prime Minister and Brexit Secretary David Davis have mounted a campaign to win over would-be rebels ahead of the crunch vote on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
Rebel ringleader and former attorney general Dominic Grieve believes he has enough support to defeat the Government on Wednesday evening unless ministers give in and offer further guarantees about the nature of the vote MPs and peers will be given on the Brexit deal.
At Prime Minister's Questions, Mrs May said: "We will put the final withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU to a vote in both Houses of Parliament before it comes into force."
Westminster would be given a vote ahead of the European Parliament and "well before" the date of Brexit in March 2019.
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