BORIS Johnson wants parliament to be given a “straight up-and-down vote” on his Brexit deal today.
The PM is pushing for the move after losing a key vote on Saturday in a historic Commons session. Here’s what we know.
Parliament is due to sit at 2:30pm today with the first order of business being oral questions on defence.
Following the questioning of the Defence Minister, The Speaker is due to deliver a statement to the house on whether or not there will be another vote on the prime minister’s deal.
It is thought John Bercow will make his statement at around 3:30pm.
Boris believes he has the numbers to pass a Brexit vote today but “poor man’s Cromwell” John Bercow may block it, it emerged this morning.
The Remainer Speaker will decide later whether to let the PM hold a vote on his deal, leaving Brexit hanging in the balance.
The prime minister wants to hold a meaningful vote on Brexit today after Sir Oliver Letwin’s wrecking amendment ruined his plans on Saturday, and forced him to seek a Brexit extension from the EU.
But Mr Bercow has warned that he could oppose it, arguing that the deal has already been debated in the Commons.
On Saturday the Speaker warned that a supposed re-run of the vote would be “irregular”.
A vote on the Letwin amendment took place on Saturday, but a vote on Boris’ deal itself didn’t ever happen after Tory MPs stormed out of the chamber.
No10 warned they would pull the vote if The Speaker allows more wrecking amendments like at the weekend.
They said: “There is no point in having a meaningless vote.”
And MPs warned the Speaker to allow the vote to happen and not “abuse” his power.
