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Your support makes all the difference.MPs voted to authorise Theresa May to seek a Brexit delay until 30 June, amid fresh warnings from France and Germany over the details of any extension.
The prime minister personally appealed to Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron during meetings on Tuesday, while European Council president Donald Tusk said there was “little reason to believe” Brexit could be sorted by June.
His comments come ahead of a crunch Brussels summit on Wednesday, at which EU leaders will decide whether to approve the prime minister’s request or offer a longer delay.
All 27 remaining EU heads of government must agree to an extension if the UK is to avoid the default position of a no-deal Brexit on Friday night.
See how the day unfolded below:
NEW: Commenting on today's Brexit talks with Labour, a Downing Street spokesperson said:
“We have had further productive and wide-ranging talks this afternoon, and the parties have agreed to meet again on Thursday once European Council has concluded.
"We remain completely committed to delivering on Brexit, with both sides working hard to agreeing a way forward, appreciating the urgency in order to avoid European elections.”
MPs are now voting on the government motion to compel Theresa May to seek a Brexit delay until 30 June.
The result is due in around 10 minutes.
The motion is passed with a huge majority - 420 votes in favour and 110 against.
It looks there may have been a Tory rebellion, as 110 MPs have voted against delaying article 50.
Also, only 530 MPs have voted, meaning a hefty chunk of the 650 MPs have abstained.
We should have the division lists soon, so we can work out the break down of the result.
97 Tories voted against extending article 50, as well as 9 DUP MPs. Three Labour Brexiteers also voted against it - Kate Hoey, Stephen Hepburn, Ronnie Campbell.
Several cabinet ministers appear to have abstained, including Liam Fox, Andrea Leadsom, Geoffrey Cox and Chris Grayling.
Ministers who also abstained: Party chairman Brandon Lewis, Nadhim Zahawi, Kwasi Kwarteng, Kit Malthouse, Nusrat Ghani, Jesse Norman, Kelly Tolhurst
Deputy chief whip Chris Pincher also seems to have abstained.
In another headache for Theresa May, DUP leader Arlene Foster has given an absolutely scathing interview to UTV where she said it was "humiliating" to watch the prime minister "beg" for a delay to the EU.
Labour sound less enthusiastic about today's Brexit talks than No10, with a spokesperson saying there has not yet been a "clear shift" in the government's position.
The spokesperson said: "We had further detailed and wide-ranging talks with cabinet ministers and officials today.
"We have yet to see the clear shift in the government's position that is needed to secure a compromise agreement.
"We have agreed to hold further talks on Thursday in an effort to break the Brexit deadlock, and find a compromise that can win support in parliament and bring the country together."
European Council president Donald Tusk has put the dampeners on Theresa May's hopes, saying there is "little reason to believe" that the ratification process of the PM's Brexit deal can be completed by the end of June.
In an invitation letter to members of the council ahead of their meeting on Wednesday, he said: "In reality, granting such an extension would increase the risk of a rolling series of short extensions and emergency summits, creating new cliff-edge dates.
"This, in turn, would almost certainly overshadow the business of the EU27 in the months ahead.
"The continued uncertainty would also be bad for our businesses and citizens. Finally, if we failed to agree on any next extension, there would be a risk of an accidental no-deal Brexit.
"This is why I believe we should also discuss an alternative, longer extension. One possibility would be a flexible extension, which would last only as long as necessary and no longer than one year, as beyond that date we will need to decide unanimously on some key European projects."
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