Investing.com - U.K. Members of Parliament once again seize control of the Order Paper in the House of Commons to vote on how to move forward with the EU divorce proceedings.
The indicative votes on Brexit can be watched live in the video below.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May once again failed to push her EU Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament on Friday as she faced a defeat of 344 votes to 286 against her deal.
The PM’s failure to gain parliamentary approval for a third time on Friday, with no alternative proposals yet approved, leaves a no-deal exit as the default option on 12 April.
The defeat paved the way for MPs to take control of the parliamentary proceedings to attempt to reach a consensus on how to move forward with the U.K.’s departure from the European Union.
During the first round of indicative votes on 27 March, MPs failed to reach an agreement on any of the eight motions put to vote.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, chose motions C, D, E and G on Monday for lawmakers to debate before voting on them later in the evening.
MPs will vote on 'soft' Brexit alternatives from a customs union, a Norway option, a people's vote and revoking Article 50 to avoid a no deal.
The pound rallied following the options chosen by the speaker. At 16:40 GMT, GBP/USD was up 0.72% to 1.3125.
The motions consider the following:
Motion C - Customs Union
Put forward by Conservative MP and Father of the House Ken Clarke. The motion would keep the U.K. in a customs union with the EU and limit checks at the border between the U.K. and Ireland.
In last week’s round of indicative votes, MPs voted against this motion 271 – 265.
Motion D - Common Market 2.0
The Common Market 2.0 has been referred to as the 'Norway' option and is widely viewed as a ‘softer’ Brexit alternative. The motion would see the U.K. joining the European Free Trade Association and European Economic Area
The Labour Party and Scottish National Party (SNP) have indicated support for Motion D, tabled by Conservative MP Nick Boles.
On March 27 the option was defeated 283 to 189.
Motion E - Confirmatory Public Vote
The 'People's Vote' option was tabled by members of the Labour party Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson. The 'confirmatory vote' would require a public vote on any Brexit deal.
Last week the option was defeated by 295 votes to 268.
Motion G - Parliamentary supremacy
Motion G is viewed as a way to avoid a no-deal Brexit and was tabled by the SNP’s Joanna Cherry. The motion would give MPs the choice to revoke Article 50 if no further extension is granted and no alternative Brexit solution has been found.
In last week’s voting, the motion was defeated 293 to 184.
The results of the indicative votes are expected at 21:30 GMT.
The Brexit indicative vote debate, voting and subsequent results can be viewed below:
Video from The Guardian YouTube channel.