Brexit: MPs preparing to vote on amendments to PM's deal

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47037365

Brexit: MPs preparing to vote on amendments to PM's deal

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MPs are preparing to vote on amendments to Theresa May's Brexit deal that could shape the next stage of negotiations with the EU. Conservative MPs have been told to back a proposal for an alternative to the Irish backstop - the insurance policy against the return of a hard border. But it is not yet known which amendments will be chosen for a vote.
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Speaker John Bercow is to decide which amendments are put forward, with voting taking place in the Commons from 19:00 GMT.

MPs have been tabling proposed changes to the government's plans to try to influence the direction of Brexit since Mrs May lost the vote on her original deal earlier this month. They include proposals to rule out leaving the EU with no deal or to delay Brexit from its scheduled date of 29 March.

The prime minister's official spokesman said Tuesday's voting will be followed "as soon as possible" by a second meaningful vote on whatever deal has been secured with Brussels. But BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said Tory MPs on both sides of the argument are starting to draw up more alternatives, in case no progress can be made and the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
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