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Evening Standard
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Olivia Tobin, Bonnie Christian

Brexit news LIVE: John Bercow ambushes Theresa May with surprise statement ruling out third vote on 'substantially' the same deal

Mrs May walks outside of Downing Street (Picture: REUTERS)

Theresa May was dealt another Brexit blow today as Speaker John Bercow ruled out a third vote on the same deal.

In a surprise statement to the Commons, he said the Government would not be able to hold another vote on "substantially" the same deal.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The Speaker did not warn us of the contents of the statement or indeed the fact that he was making one."

It came as Mrs May continued to seek support from the Democratic Union Party in a final attempt to get MPs to support her Brexit deal.

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