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Laura Kuenssberg
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Greg Clark tells @BBCNews MPs will be able to have indicative votes if May's deal's beaten again next week
This could yank the Tory party apart as bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi… - but not clear yet if he means govt will be architects of this process, or will just, as they have already spelt out, let MPs do it - important difference in terms of how angry the response will be
Clark doesn't seem really to be going any further than Lidington has already - what he doesn't say is if indicative votes would be binding on govt policy or process led by May - that's the discussion in govt at the moment
NB IN BIG LETTERS - govt has not yet made decision about this, it's not any further forward - but because Clark is one of the ministers who'd like to see this happen formally, it fuels the 'debate' - to use a diplomatic phrase
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Laura Kuenssberg
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1. So as things stand, it seems v unlikely govt will have another go at getting the complete deal thro Commons tomorrow - but there will be a debate on SOMETHING about leaving the EU - and we think a vote
2. One Cabinet minister says they think govt will have a vote only on the divorce deal, the withdrawal agreement, which Labour says they can't
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1. Earlier today it seemed possible there would be another vote on the PM's deal tomorrow... quickly disappeared not just because govt hasn't yet got the DUP on board but....
2. The 'Grand Wizards' (the new name for the Chequer's daytrippers apparently) also had another meeting this morning, were they discussed again whether they could get on board to back PM's deal and there was no firm conclusion
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1. Eyes on Commons now for debate over Letwin amendment to take control of Brexit process - a 100000000000000000000 caveats
2. Govt has accepted principle of giving time for MPs to do this anyway, and it's not impossible that govt will end up accepting Letwin plan much later in the debate tonight
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