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Ruth Mosalski

How Welsh MPs voted in Boris Johnson's crucial Brexit vote

MPs were in the House of Commons on a Saturday for the first time since 1982.

The last time it happened, Argentina had invaded the Falklands.

It was expected that MPs would be asked to decide if they would vote for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal - a deal which saw Theresa May's controversial backstop scrapped.

But instead, an amendment which forces the Prime Minister to write to ask for an extension was passed.

That amendment was put forward by a Conservative MP, Oliver Letwin, who said it was intended to be an insurance policy to stop an "accidental" no deal.

The Government had said that voting for the amendment was a vote for delay - and a defiant Mr Johnson told the Commons afterwards that he would not negotiate a further delay.

Guto Bebb, who had the Conservative whip withdrawn for voting against the Government, was one of 10 former Tory MPs who voted for the Letwin amendment. Others included former chancellor Philip Hammond and cabinet member Amber Rudd.

How every Welsh MP voted over the Letwin amendment

Aberavon: Stephen Kinnock (Labour)

Stephen Kinnock MP (PA)

Voted: For

Aberconwy: Guto Bebb (Independent)

Voted: For

Alyn & Deeside: Mark Tami (Labour)

Mark Tami MP (Daily Post Wales)

Voted: For

Arfon: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)

Arfon MP Hywel Williams (Daily Post)

Voted: For

Blaenau Gwent: Nick Smith (Labour)

Voted: For

Brecon & Radnorshire: Jane Dodds (Lib Dem)

Brecon and Radnorshire MP Jane Dodds (Getty Images)

Voted: For

Bridgend: Madeleine Moon (Labour)

Voted: For

Caerphilly: Wayne David (Labour)

Voted: For

Cardiff Central: Jo Stevens (Labour)

Voted: For

Cardiff North: Anna McMorrin (Labour)

Voted: For

Cardiff South & Penarth: Stephen Doughty (Labour Co-op)

Stephen Doughty in the Commons (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PA Wire)

Voted: For

Cardiff West: Kevin Brennan (Labour)

Kevin Brennan MP (PA)

Voted: For

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru)

Jonathan Edwards MP (Plaid Cymru)

Voted: For

Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South: Simon Hart (Conservative)

Simon Hart MP (Simon Hart MP)

Voted: Against

Ceredigion: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)

Voted: For

Clwyd South: Susan Elan Jones (Labour)

Susan Elan Jones, who had the second lowest expenses (Daily Post Wales)

Voted: For

Clwyd West: David Jones (Conservative)

Voted: Against

Cynon Valley: Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Voted: For

Delyn - David Hanson (Labour)

Voted: For

Dwyfor Meirionnydd - Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)

Voted: For

Gower - Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)

Voted: For

Islwyn - Chris Evans (Labour)

Voted: For

Llanelli - Nia Griffith (Labour)

(Philip Coburn)

Voted: For

Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney - Gerald Jones (Labour)

Gerald Jones MP (left) (MLA Photography)

Voted: For

Monmouth - David Davies (Conservative)

David Davies speaks during the Welsh Conservative Party Conference (Matthew Horwood)

Voted: Against

Montgomeryshire - Glyn Davies (Conservative)

Voted: Against

Neath - Christina Rees (Labour)

Shadow Welsh Secretary Christina Rees: 'They have sold Wales down the river' (Western Mail)

Voted: For

Newport East - Jessica Morden (Labour)

Voted: For

Newport West - Ruth Jones (Labour)

Ruth Jones MP (Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Voted: For

Ogmore - Chris Elmore (Labour)

Voted: For

Pontypridd - Owen Smith (Labour)

Voted: For

Preseli Pembrokeshire - Stephen Crabb (Conservative)

Voted: Against

Rhondda - Chris Bryant (Labour)

Chris Bryant is the MP for Rhondda (PA)

Voted: For

Swansea East - Carolyn Harris (Labour)

Swansea East MP Carolyn Harris (SWEP)

 

Voted: For

Swansea West - Geraint Davies (Labour)

Geraint Davies, Labour MP (PA)

Voted: For

Torfaen - Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)

Voted: For

Vale of Clwyd - Chris Ruane (Labour)

Chris Ruane MP (Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

Voted: For

Vale of Glamorgan - Alun Cairns (Conservative)

Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns arrives at Downing Street (Getty Images)

Voted: Against

Wrexham - Ian Lucas (Labour)

Ian Lucas MP (North Wales Daily Post)

Voted: For

Ynys Mon - Albert Owen (Labour)

Voted: For

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