Britain’s Parliament votes on Wednesday on whether to leave the European Union without a deal. Here’s a guide to what the House of Commons is voting on, and how different politicians are trying to re-write the government motion.
The motion
The government motion is very specific. It says the UK shouldn’t leave the EU without a deal “on March 29, 2019,” and goes on to note that no-deal remains the default outcome unless an agreement is struck and ratified in Parliament. Some members of Parliament suspect that it’s written in order to keep May’s deal in play after the Commons overwhelmingly rejected