Uproar in the Commons: the story so far

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Thanks to Theresa May’s hard work, tonight’s vote on the European Arrest Warrant was looking to be a reasonably downbeat affair, with around 30 Tory rebels expected and the package of justice and home affairs opt-ins due to pass on the strength of government payroll and Labour votes. But things escalated rather quickly once MPs were inside the Chamber. All weekend there had been confusion about whether the vote on the European Arrest Warrant was indeed a vote on the European Arrest Warrant or simply one on the 11 measures that the House of Commons has never formally supported before. Before the debate on the motion allocating more time to MPs to discuss the opt-ins began, Speaker Bercow gave a statement clarifying what the vote would be on.