MP’s took part in eight indicative votes on Brexit this evening in an attempt to find a way forward.
Here’s how our local MP’s voted:
Option B: Leave the EU without a deal on 12 April, as proposed by Tory MP John Baron
Ayes: 160 (Bill Wiggin)
Noes: 400 (Jesse Norman)
Option D: Norway plus model (remain in single market, customs arrangement, EFTA), as proposed by Tory MP Nick Boles
Ayes: 188
Noes: 283 (Bill Wiggin, Jesse Norman)
Option H: Norway model, without a customs union (EEA + EFTA), as proposed by Tory MP George Eustice
Ayes: 65
Noes: 377 (Bill Wiggin, Jesse Norman)
Option J: Leave the EU with a UK-wide customs union, as proposed by Tory MP Ken Clarke
Ayes: 264
Noes: 272 (Bill Wiggin, Jesse Norman)
Option K: Permanent customs union, including alignment with single market on future EU rights and regulations, as proposed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Ayes: 237
Noes: 307 (Bill Wiggin, Jesse Norman)
Option L: Revoke Article 50 if no-deal Brexit is not explicitly approved by MPs a day before we are due to leave, as proposed by the SNP
Ayes: 184
Noes: 293 (Bill Wiggin, Jesse Norman)
Option M: Any withdrawal agreement must be put to the public in a ‘confirmatory’ second referendum, as proposed by Labour’s Dame Margaret Beckett
Ayes: 268
Noes: 295 (Bill Wiggin, Jesse Norman)
Option O: If no withdrawal agreement agreed, seek “standstill” agreement with the EU while negotiating trade deal, as proposed by Tory MP Marcus Fysh
Ayes: 139 (Bill Wiggin)
Noes: 422 (Jesse Norman)
