Indicative votes – how did MPs vote on the different Brexit options and what happens next?

MPs backed a tabled motion which now paves the way for a number of indicative votes.

But what are indicative votes and what happened when they were put to MPs?

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What are indicative votes?

An indicative vote allows MPs to vote on a series of options and see if any of them can command a majority in Parliament.

The motion was tabled by a cross-party group of MPs.

They include Conservatives Sir Oliver Letwin and Dominic Grieve and Hilary Benn from the Labour party.

It was agreed by 329 MPs compared with 302, a majority of 27, it comes as three ministers were forced to resign in order to back the proposal.

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What happened when MPs voted on the different Brexit options?

MPs voted to reject all eight motions on March 27, deepening the parliamentary Brexit gridlock.

This comes after the indicative vote win on March 25, where Parliament took control of Brexit.

A total of 16 different motions were tabled for debate, each one specifying a different instruction to the Government.

Speaker John Bercow selected half of them to go up for a vote.

The options he picked out are No Deal, Norway plus, Efta/EEA, Labour's alternative plan, staying in the customs union, a second referendum and revoking Article 50.

Here's how the vote went:

• No Deal Brexit: YES 160, NO 400
• Norway Plus: YES 188, NO 283
• EFTA/EEA: YES 65, NO 377
• Customs Union: YES 264, NO 272
• Labour's Plan: YES 237, NO 307
• Revoke Article 50: YES 184, NO 293
• Second Referendum: YES 268, NO 295
• Managed No Deal: YES 139, NO 422

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What is the timetable to Brexit?

The UK was originally supposed to be leaving the EU TOMORROW (March 29, 2019).

However the scheduled Brexit Day has now been cancelled.

Britain will leave with a No Deal on April 12 unless a fresh delay is agreed between the UK and EU.

May 22 is the date Britain leaves with May's deal if MPs have approved it.

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