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Laura Kuenssberg
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Here’s the motion Duncan wanted a vote on...
For the nerds out there and @PaulTwinn on his lounger, it was to be an SO 24
If Johnson (still hypothetical remember) didn't have the numbers in the Commons, then he would not have become PM... I know it's 2019, but it's still pretty extraordinary that a Tory wants to give the Commons the opportunity to stop the next Tory leader getting into Number 10
5. Last thought on this for now - this move is clearly not something Duncan dreamt up overnight - and that may be the worrying thing for Team Johnson - there are MP s who know their way around the system extremely well who won't be on his side
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1. This is rather extraordinary - Sir Alan Duncan tells @bbcnews he quit govt so he could push for an emergency vote tomorrow, after the next PM is announced, to test if they can hold a majority
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