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💣 EXC: Dominic Grieve's bombshell new amendment to prevent a no-deal Brexit by letting a MINORITY of 300 MPs control Commons business and introduce legislation to extend Article 50

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🚨 The new amendment

- revoke Standing Order No14 giving govt business precedence
- allow a motion put by 300 MPs from 5 parties, including at least 10 Tory MPs, to stand as the first order of business
- introduce legislation to extend/revoke Article 50 buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/se…
The extraordinary plan being worked on by Dominic Grieve and leading Labour rebels allows a minority of MPs to take control of parliament

The requirement of MPs from 5 parties blocks the government from being able to keep control of Commons business buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/se…
Grieve meeting with rebel ringleaders on Monday to finalise the plan. MP involved says it's "cobblers" that it is undemocratic.

But parl source says it sees "centuries of procedure being overturned to suit an agenda that denies the referendum result" buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/se…
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