MPs reject No Deal Brexit as Yvette Cooper amendment fails but Caroline Spelman’s passes

MPs have issued an order to Theresa May to prevent a no-deal Brexit as they passed an amendment which rejects the UK leaving the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement.

The cross-party plan, headed by Tory Dame Caroline Spelman and Labour’s Jack Dromey, won by 318 votes to 310, majority 8.

It “rejects the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement and a Framework for the Future Relationship”.

The amendment’s success came after MPs rejected a bid to delay Brexit in order to prevent a no-deal departure from the European Union.

Labour former minister Yvette Cooper’s call for an extension of Article 50 to keep the UK in the EU until the end of the year in order to reach a deal was defeated by 321 votes to 298, majority 23.

It was supported by the Labour frontbench as well as Tories including Nick Boles.

And another cross-party amendment, tabled by Labour’s Rachel Reeves, which would have required the Prime Minister to seek an extension of Article 50 if no deal had been reached by 26 February, was also defeated.

Earlier, MPs rejected a bid by Jeremy Corbyn to force a debate on Labour’s Brexit plans.

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