Brexit withdrawal agreement
Hopes dashed as Nigel Dodds calls PM's bid to salvage agreement a "failure".
The PM will ask EU for long Article 50 extension if the deal is not passed this week.
We spoke to key figures behind the scenes.
Prime Minister Theresa May took a second blow in two days as the House of Commons voted to agree that the UK would not leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement in place. While the vote is not legally binding, it does take the threat of crashing out of the EU with no deal off the table for May. On Thursday, the next big vote will be on extending Article 50, as the 29 March deadline looms.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright risks infuriating Tory Brexiteers.
If Brexit isn’t handled very carefully – with safeguards that neither the PM nor her backbenchers seem to favour – it will be a catastrophe for our economy, for jobs, for wages and for public services.
Martin Selmayr says EU not considering legally-binding changes to deal.
PM accuses Labour leader of risking no-deal.
While MPs may have felt momentary relief after finally getting a Brexit withdrawal agreement through the House, their negotiating counter-parts are less pleased. The EU has repeatedly said that the withdrawal agreement is non-negotiable and that the Irish backstop was a necessary part of it to avoid a hard border in Ireland.
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