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Jonathan Walker

What's going on with Brexit? When today's Brexit votes take place and what MPs are voting on

MPs have "taken control" of Brexit.

It means that they will put forward their own ideas, sidelining Prime Minister Theresa May.

We will be covering every twist and turn in our live blog, which you can

Here's what to expect today:

Noon: Theresa May answers questions from MPs in Prime Minister’s Questions

Between 1 pm & 2 pm:  The first stage of MPs taking control. They will debate exactly how this afternoon’s votes should work.

2.45 pm:  Environment Secretary Michael Gove questioned about his department’s preparedness for Brexit by the Commons environment committee.

Around 3.30pm:  Commons Speaker John Bercow will announce which Brexit options he has chosen for tonight’s votes. MPs were free to propose ideas, but Mr Bercow gets to choose which of them are included in the voting.

The debate on the various options will then begin. MPs will set out what they think should happen next with Brexit, and attempt to convince colleagues to support their ideas.

5 pm:  While debate continues in the main Chamber, Theresa May will speak to the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs in a Commons committee room.

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7 pm:  MPs vote on different Brexit options on slips of paper. This is what’s known as “indicative votes”.

It’s a public ballot, so even though the voting takes place in private, the House of Commons website will eventually list every MP and how they voted.

MPs are free to vote for more than one option.

7.30 pm:  Another debate takes place. This time, MPs discuss delaying Brexit to April 12, as agreed at last week’s EU Council meeting, and the vote is expected at 9pm.

Around 9.15 pm:  Speaker John Bercow will announce the announce the result of the indicative votes.

It’s possible that none of the options will have the support of a majority of MPs. But if so, they may hold more indicative votes on Monday.

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