Following a day of debate – of which you can watch highlights here – MPs have voted on a series of amendments to a procedural motion from the Government, allowing them to make their views known as to how the Government should now proceed in the wake of the draft Withdrawal Agreement having been voted down earlier in the month. Here are the amendments, what they do/would have done and how MPs voted on each of them: Official Labour Amendment tabled by Jeremy Corbyn Purpose: To secure sufficient time for Parliament to consider and vote on options to prevent a no-deal Brexit and that those options should include: (i) Negotiating changes to the deal so as to secure “a permanent customs union with the EU, a strong relationship with the single market underpinned by shared institutions and obligations, and dynamic alignment on rights and standards” in order to command a majority in the House of Commons; and (ii) Legislating to “hold a public vote on a deal or a proposition that has commanded the support of the majority of the House of Commons”. Result: Defeated by 327 votes to 296 (majority: 31) Rebels: 2 Labour MPs voted against the Amendment (Sir Kevin Barron and Jim Fitzpatrick) ====================================================== Official SNP Amendment tabled by Ian Blackford Purpose: To call on the Government to seek an extension of the Article 50 period, rule out a no-deal Brexit and assert that “the people of Scotland should not be taken out of the EU against their will”. Result: Defeated by 327 votes to 39 (majority: 288) Rebels: Labour were whipped to abstain but 1 Labour MP backed the Amendment (Paul Farrelly) and 3 Labour MPs opposed the Amendment (Jim Fitzpatrick, Kate Hoey and Graham Stringer) ====================================================== Amendment tabled by Dominic Grieve Purpose: To override long-standing Commons Standing Orders and dictate that there will be six and half hours of debate on Brexit in the Commons on the six successive sitting Tuesdays beginning on 12th February on motions that will be amendable. Result: Defeated by 321 votes to 301 (majority: 20) Rebels: 15 Conservative MPs backed the Amendment (Heidi Allen, Guto Bebb, Nick Boles, Ken Clarke, Jonathan Djanogly, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee, Sir Oliver Letwin, Antoinette Sandbach, Sir Nicholas Soames, Anna Soubry, Ed Vaizey and Sarah Wollaston) while 14 Labour MPs voted against the Amendment (Ian Austin, Sir Kevin Barron, Ronnie Campbell, Rosie Cooper, Jim Fitzpatrick, Caroline Flint, Roger Godsiff, Stephen Hepburn, Kate Hoey, John Mann, Dennis Skinner, Laura Smith, Gareth Snell and Graham Stringer) ====================================================== Amendment tabled by Yvette Cooper (backed by the Labour frontbench) Purpose: To override long-standing Commons Standing Orders and dictate that next Tuesday’s Commons business will be proceedings on Yvette Cooper’s European Union (Withdrawal) (No 3) Bill which would direct the Prime Minister to seek an extension of the Article 50 period until 31st December 2019. Result: Defeated by 321 votes to 298 (majority: 23) Rebels: 17 Conservative MPs backed the Amendment (Heidi Allen, Guto Bebb, Nick Boles, Ken Clarke, Jonathan Djanogly, George Freeman, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee, Sir Oliver Letwin, Antoinette Sandbach, Sir Nicholas Soames, Anna Soubry, John Stevenson, Ed Vaizey and Sarah Wollaston) while 14 Labour MPs voted against the Amendment (Ian Austin, Sir Kevin Barron, Ronnie Campbell, Rosie Cooper, Jim Fitzpatrick, Caroline Flint, Roger Godsiff, Stephen Hepburn, Kate Hoey, John Mann, Dennis Skinner, Laura Smith, Gareth Snell and Graham Stringer) ====================================================== Amendment tabled by Rachel Reeves Purpose: To require the Prime Minister to seek an extension of the Article 50 period if a Brexit deal has not been agreed by the House of Commons by 26th February. Result: Defeated by 322 votes to 290 (majority: 32) Rebels: 12 Conservative MPs backed the Amendment (Guto Bebb, Nick Boles, Ken Clarke, Jonathan Djanogly, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee, Sir Oliver Letwin, Antoinette Sandbach, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston) while 13 Labour MPs voted against the Amendment (Ian Austin, Sir Kevin Barron, Ronnie Campbell, Rosie Cooper, Jim Fitzpatrick, Caroline Flint, Roger Godsiff, Stephen Hepburn, Kate Hoey, John Mann, Laura Smith, Gareth Snell and Graham Stringer) ====================================================== Amendment tabled by Dame Caroline Spelman Purpose: To reject the UK leaving the European Union “without a Withdrawal Agreement and a Framework for the Future Relationship”. Result: Passed by 318 votes to 310 (majority: 8) Rebels: 17 Conservative MPs backed the Amendment (Heidi Allen, Guto Bebb, Nick Boles, Ken Clarke, Jonathan Djanogly, Justine Greening, Dominic Grieve, Sam Gyimah, Phillip Lee, Jeremy Lefroy, Sir Oliver Letwin, Mark Pawsey, Antoinette Sandbach, Anna Soubry, Dame Caroline Spelman, Ed Vaizey and Sarah Wollaston) while 3 Labour MPs voted against the Amendment (Stephen Hepburn, Kate Hoey and Graham Stringer) ====================================================== Amendment tabled by Sir Graham Brady (backed by the Government) Purpose: To require that the Northern Ireland backstop be “replaced with alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border” while supporting the notion of leaving the EU with a deal and therefore supporting the Withdrawal Agreement subject to this change. Result: Passed by 317 votes to 301 (majority: 16) Rebels: 8 Conservative MPs opposed the Amendment (Heidi Allen, Guto Bebb, Ken Clarke, Dominic Grieve, Phillip Lee, Anne Marie Morris, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston) while 7 Labour MPs voted for the Amendment (Ian Austin, Sir Kevin Barron, Jim Fitzpatrick, Roger Godsiff, Kate Hoey, John Mann and Graham Stringer) ======================================================