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Brexit update: Vote on Theresa May's deal set for next week

MPs are set to vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday 15 January after it was postponed last month. Theresa May cancelled Parliament’s vote on her EU Withdrawal Agreement in December just a day before it was set to go ahead due to “deep and widespread concern” over the Northern Ireland backstop. 200 MPs have signed a letter to the PM...

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Brexit update: PM attends EU summit after surviving confidence vote

Theresa May is attending a EU summit later today in Brussels following her successful no confidence vote on Wednesday night. The prime minister will be talking with EU leaders about the Northern Ireland backstop - an area of her deal that May said on Tuesday evening caused “deep and widespread concern” in Parliament. “We now need to get on with...

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Brexit update: Theresa May faces vote of no confidence from Tory MPs

Theresa May is to face a vote of confidence from Tory MPs today to decide whether she will remain prime minister following growing uncertainty concerning her Brexit deal. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street this morning, May said: “Through good times and bad over the last two years, my passionate belief that such a deal is attainable, that a...