Meaningful vote
The five things you need to know about politics today
John Bercow has made headlines worldwide for moving to block a third vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal. But as Speaker in the House of Commons, is this out of the ordinary? We look at what the role means, both past and present, and what the speaker is actually allowed to do.
Theresa May's cabinet is meeting to decide what to do next.
Chancellor says third meaningful vote not certain to go ahead.
PM in frantic last minute dash to Strasbourg to win Irish backstop concessions.
But 'meaningful vote' might not happen until March.
In the end, the government ended up supporting changing a treaty it itself negotiated – how did we get ourselves in such a mess?
"Nothing has changed, let's stop faffing about".
If ministers deny MPs a debate, Labour will put the threat of a general election on the table.
The five things you need to know about politics today