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Live tweeting the start of the debate on extending Article 50. David Lidington is speaking, not Mrs May, so the House is a lot less angry than last night
Ian Paisley Jr lecturing Lidington on how government need to submit to the DUP ‘because we keep you in power’
Lidington contemplating a ‘long extension’ of Article 50. Significant, in light of Donald Tusk’s statement today that EU also open to a long extension. This is the way it’s going
Lidington flagging up that we would have to fight Euro elections at end of May if Art 50 extended beyond then. Good! Bring them on! They will be the referendum on stopping Brexit which Mrs May is denying the people
Lidington says govt will allow MPs ‘indicative votes’ on alternatives to May’s deal if we are still in the EU by April. Accepting it’s no longer ‘my deal or no deal’
