Harry Curtis

Which MPs backed May’s Brexit deal and who has vowed to vote it down?

Theresa May spent three hours on her feet in the Commons defending her Brexit deal. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister’s perseverance did little to persuade her parliamentary colleagues to back her plan. It was an hour before any Tory MPs publicly supported the PM. A total of 135 MPs spoke during the debate – and only 15 came out in favour, compared to the 109 MPs who vowed to vote the plan down when it comes before Parliament. The debate, where May spent as much time turning to her own benches as to the opposition, confirmed what we already knew. The chances of this deal making it through the Commons in a few weeks’ time look vanishingly small. Here is the full list of which way MPs have said they will vote and a summary of their position:

In favour of the deal:

Sir Peter Bottomley: If deal fails, it’s no deal or Corbyn government

Nicky Morgan: Voting for agreement is in national interest

Amber Rudd: What has response been from business councils

Sir Nicholas Soames: Congratulate PM, can she elaborate future relationship on security

Stephen Crabb: This is not a moment to walk away from our responsibility to govern

Nick Herbert: Tory MPs should be careful about making it harder to leave the EU

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: Don’t we owe it to British people to carefully scrutinise this deal?

Gillian Keegan: Rejecting this would risk investment and jobs

Bob Neill: Politics is the art of the possible; financial services support this deal

Maggie Throup: Wanted confirmation that the PM’s deal will see us control our borders

Rachel Maclean: Compromises are necessary in the national interest

James Cartlidge: Only remote chance that we would want to leave backstop and EU wouldn’t agree

Helen Whately: Thank PM for efforts towards a workable Brexit; could she expand on future relationship in goods

Simon Hoare: Unwise to sacrifice good in pursuit of...

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