After Theresa May appeared before the Commons to reveal that her Brexit Plan B looks an awful lot like her Brexit Plan A, MPs now have a chance to try and force the Prime Minister to change path. Next week, MPs will vote on May’s Brexit motion – along with a series of amendments submitted by MPs. A range of amendments have so far been submitted, with Labour’s Yvette Cooper attempting to take No Deal off the table (meaning Article 50 would be extended until a deal had been agreed upon) and Hilary Benn calling for indicative votes on four Brexit options.
However, the amendment that has caused the most excitement this evening has been tabled by Labour. The party’s amendment calls for MPs to be given the chance to vote on different Brexit options – which must include (a) Labour’s alternative Brexit plan of a comprehensive customs union (b) whether to have a ‘public vote’ on a ‘proposition’ that is supported by a majority in the Commons.
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