Speaker Bercow may have thrown a grenade in the works with his surprise decision to block a vote on May’s deal, but now the PM has returned from Brussels with an extension, a third meaningful vote looks set to go ahead next week.
Before the vote, Coffee House is keeping track of the Tory MPs May needs to win over to pass her deal. Here, we will monitor the opposition MPs she will need to persuade as well. For every rebel within her own party, May will need a similar number of these opposition votes.
Below are the Labour and independent MPs who have said they will support the deal, and those Number 10 are hoping to win round. Many are in seats which heavily voted Leave in the 2016 referendum, or have indicated that they might back the withdrawal agreement.
The opposition MPs who are backing May’s deal (7):
Ian Austin (independent)
Kevin Barron
John Mann
Caroline Flint
Frank Field (independent)
Lady Hermon (independent)
Stephen Lloyd (independent)
The opposition MPs May wants to win over:
Ronnie Campbell
Rosie Cooper
Gloria De Piero:
‘Representatives of workers and business talking sense.

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