Brexit: Theresa May sees off Tory rebellion over 'meaningful vote' - as it happened
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Your support makes all the difference.Theresa May has won a crunch Commons vote on a key area of Brexit policy after Tory rebels fell into line at the last minute.
Pro-EU Conservatives had threatened to rebel to ensure parliament is given a greater say in the case of a no-deal Brexit, but their ringleader, Dominic Grieve, voted against his own amendment after declaring himself satisfied with the assurances he had been given by ministers.
With the vote thought to be too close to call, MPs who were heavily pregnant were forced to traipse through the division lobbies. Others who have been ill, including Labour's Naz Shah, also had to drag themselves to the Commons after the government refused to honour a convention that unwell MPs can be counted in the Palace of Westminster car park.
Earlier, Ms May clashed with Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs over her announcement of more funding for the NHS, with the Labour leader claiming the prime minister's figures were “so dodgy they belong on the side of a bus”.
As it happened...
In a sign of Tory divisions over Heathrow expansion, former cabinet minister Justine Greening says allowing a third runway will "suffocate" the growth of regional airports.
May says she recently visited Newquay airport, where people were "very pleased and welcomed the announcement" because of the impact it would have on the local tourism industry.
Conservative backbencher Sir Mike Penning asks about medicinal cannabis and the need to speed up the process for administering it to patients who need it.
May admits that, "where these drugs are considered, are being looked at, are going to be efficacious and safe for the patients", there is a need to ensure there "isn't going to be a long, drawn out process", which can be "deeply distressing".
It was a long one, but PMQs has now finished. Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, is now giving a statement about the Gosport inquiry. Follow live updates on that here:
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Another story from PMQs here. Labour's Lisa Nandy has got hold of leaked emails from Dept of Transport, showing officials and ministers knew about impending rail chaos up to two years ago.
MPs are furious as it shows they considered northern rail routes to be 'valueless'.
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David Davis is on his feet as the debate on the EU withdrawal bill kicks off in the Commons.
The Speaker has selected two amendments - Tory rebel leader Dominic Grieve's compromise on the meaningful vote after Brexit, and a tougher one by Tom Brake, the Lib Dem MP, which would allow parliament to direct plans, rather than approve statements.
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