Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including MPs debating and voting on Lords amendmentsEU withdrawal bill: full list of proposed amendmentsPhillip Lee’s resignation statement – Summary and analysisWhat the various ‘meaningful vote on Brexit’ plans actually mean 2.56pm BST Sir Vince Cable, the Lib Dem leader, is speaking now.The Lib Dems are calling for a referendum on the final deal. He welcomes the fact that Phillip Lee, in his resignation statement (see 10.59am), acknowledged the logic of having a second referendum. 2.54pm BST The Times’ Henry Zeffman has more on what has been happening in the chamber while the speeches have been going on.While everyone, ahem, “listens attentively” to the SNP, an interesting confab taking place in rebels’ corner. Greening, Vaizey, Rudd, Damian Green and Nicholas Soames (all big remainers) animatedly discussing something. And then Green sidles up to Grieve and starts talking to himAnother curious Commons gathering – Justine Greening is now on the other side of the chamber to her usual seat where she and George Freeman have been joined by Julian Smith. Clearly lots of ongoing discussions about averting government defeat Continue reading…
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