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Nottingham Post
National
Hannah Mitchell

MPs reject alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit deal - how did Nottinghamshire MPs vote?

MPs rejected a series of alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit deal on Monday night (April 1).

None of the proposals earned a majority in the second round of so-called "indicative votes".

A call for a customs union after Brexit was defeated by just three votes on Monday evening.

A referendum on any deal was rejected by 12 votes and the Common Market 2.0 plan lost by 21 votes.

The option to cancel Brexit all together in order to prevent a no-deal scenario was defeated by 101 votes.

The cabinet was told to abstain from the vote and the Conservatives were not whipped on which way to vote.

Labour MPs were urged to back the Common Market 2.0 plan, which would keep the UK in a 'Norway-style' relationship with the European Union.

The default position, if no deal can be agreed by April 12, is for the UK to leave the EU with no deal.

How did Nottinghamshire MPs vote on the four options?

Robert Jenrick -Conservative MP for Newark

Treasury Minister and Newark MP Robert Jenrick (Evening Gazette)

Voted  against  a Customs Union

Voted against Common Market 2.0

Voted against holding a referendum on any deal

Voted against the option to cancel Brexit all together

Chris Leslie - Independent Group MP for Nottingham East

Chris Leslie at his office on Regent Street (Nottingham Post/James Turner)

Voted  against  a Customs Union

Voted against Common Market 2.0

Voted for holding a referendum on any deal

Voted for the option to cancel Brexit all together

Lilian Greenwood - Labour MP for Nottingham South

Voted  for  a Customs Union

Voted for Common Market 2.0

Voted for holding a referendum on any deal

Voted for the option to cancel Brexit all together

Gloria De Piero - Labour MP for Ashfield

Voted  for  a Customs Union

Voted for Common Market 2.0

Did not vote on holding a referendum on any deal

Did not vote on the option to cancel Brexit all together

John Mann -Labour MP for Bassetlaw

Voted  against  a Customs Union

Voted against Common Market 2.0

Voted against holding a referendum on any deal

Voted against the option to cancel Brexit all together

Anna Soubry - Independent Group MP for Broxtowe

MP Anna Soubry (Nottingham Post/James Turner)

Voted  against  a Customs Union

Voted against Common Market 2.0

Voted for holding a referendum on any deal

Voted for the option to cancel Brexit all together

Vernon Coaker - Labour MP for Gedling

Voted  for  a Customs Union

Voted for Common Market 2.0

Voted for holding a referendum on any deal

Did not vote on the option to cancel Brexit all together

Ken Clarke - Conservative MP for Rushcliffe

Voted  for  a Customs Union

Voted for Common Market 2.0

Did not vote on holding a referendum on any deal

Voted for the option to cancel Brexit all together

Mark Spencer -Conservative MP for Sherwood

Voted  against  a Customs Union

Voted against Common Market 2.0

Voted against holding a referendum on any deal

Voted against the option to cancel Brexit all together

Ben Bradley - Conservative MP for Mansfield

Voted  against  a Customs Union

Voted against Common Market 2.0

Voted against holding a referendum on any deal

Voted against the option to cancel Brexit all together

Alex Norris - Labour MP for Nottingham North

Nottingham North MP Alex Norris (Shawn Ryan)

Voted  for  a Customs Union

Voted for Common Market 2.0

Voted for holding a referendum on any deal

Did not vote on the option to cancel Brexit all together

What was Rushcliffe MP Ken Clarke's proposal?

The Father of the House's proposal required a commitment to negotiate a "permanent and comprehensive UK-wide customs union with the EU" in any Brexit deal.

It was tabled by Ken Clarke, and backed by Labour's Yvette Cooper, Helen Goodman and chair of the Commons Exiting the EU Committee Hilary Benn; and former Tory ministers Sir Oliver Letwin and Sarah Newton.

A customs union is an agreement between two or more countries not to impose tariffs on goods traded between those countries; and to impose common tariffs on goods coming in from outside the union.

The EU is the biggest customs union in the world. Theresa May's proposed Brexit deal has the UK leaving both the customs union and the single market (the system that enables not just goods but also people and money to move freely between countries in the EU).

So what happens next?

Theresa May has scheduled a five-hour Cabinet meeting today (April 2) instead of the usual 90 minutes.

The first three hours will be a political Cabinet in the absence of civil servants - fuelling speculation the senior Tories will consider the prospect of a snap election, the timing of the Prime Minister's departure or the potential for ministerial resignations if there is a change in Brexit strategy.

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