thejunior foreign minister, alistair burt, has also resigned, three resignations, all in connection withrvative mp sir oliver letwin. a little confusing, if you have been following this through the day, this was very similarto an through the day, this was very similar to an amendment that labour was proposing, in the end, this one was proposing, in the end, this one was always more likely to get support, because tories were more likely to support a tory bringing an amendment, than one coming from jeremy corbyn, what it allows parliament to do is seize control of the agenda of the house of commons on wednesday, and that time will now be used to hold indicative votes, as we call them. this allows them to work through some of the options, alternative to the prime minister's brexit deal. well, we heard the government opposed this happening, some conservatives supported it, and here is one. the government boxed itself in with red lines in its negotiations with the european union. now what it is doing is boxing itself in with red lines in relation to the options available to this house to reso

three government ministers — richard harrington, alistair burt and steve brine — resigned so they could—party amendment, which passed with a majority of 27. there will now be a series of votes this week on what kind of brexit the commons will support. our political correspondent nick eardley explains. this was supposed to be the week the uk left the eu but instead, what brexit looks like it is still up in the air. last night, the government suffered another defeat in parliament. the ayes to the right, 329. the noes to the left, 300 and two. there could be a closer trading relationship with europe and a customs union. it could mean replacing our current relationship with a free trade deal. leaving without a deal or another referendum on leaving at all. it was far from clear whether mps here could agree on anything. it's possible nothing at all will get a majority and even if it does, the prime minister says that she might not implemented. when we have tried this kind of thing in the past, it's produced contradictory outcomes or no outcome at all. there is a further risk when it comes to

alistair burt are very respected mp at the foreign office. to seize control agenda from government so that parliament can discuss alternatives to the theresa may brexit deal. some are likely to be a closer relationship with the eu, something like norway. on the other hand, are more distant relationship, a free trade deal, for example, the possibility of a referendum. but even if mps can reach an agreement on a particular option, theresa may may not implement it, secondly, an option of a customs union with the european union would go against the conservative party manifesto so we may even see a situation where she either resigns or calls an election. another day... i would like to see some clarity but we cannot promise. every time we think it is going to get clearer it becomes a bit murkier. later in the programme, we'll speak to the health secretary, matt hancock. that's at 7.15. and also to labour's hilary benn, who is chair of the brexit select committee at 08.30. social media companies can reprove contact which go against vaccination. they

three government ministers — steve brine, alistair burt and richard harrington — resigned so they couldss—party amendment. there will now be a series of votes on what kind of brexit the commons will support. the government says it sets a dangerous precedent. our political correspondent nick eardley explains. this was supposed to be the week the uk left the eu — but instead, what brexit looks like is still up in the air. last night, the government suffered another defeat in parliament. the ayes to the right — 329. the noes to the left — 302. this one allows mps to take some control over what happens next. tomorrow, they'll consider their own brexit ideas. that could include things like a closer trading relationship with europe in a customs union. it could mean replacing our current relationship with a free trade deal, leaving without a deal or another referendum on leaving at all. but it's far from clear whether mps here can agree on anything. it's possible nothing at all will get a majority and even if it does, the prime minister says she might not implement it. when we've tried this ki

alistair burt was a foreign office minister. the moment when the pm has to listen and try something else — says he has other colleagues still in government willing to walk if no ten resists a compromise." but it's important to note, even if the prime minister is listening — these indicative votes aren't legally binding and the prime mininster doesn't need to act on them. here's the leader of the house on that. the prime minister has set out the facts, which is that parliament will set out its views, but as government, we can't necessarily deliver on it. the prime minister has always been clear. it is a negotiation between ourselves and the european union. and if parliament expresses a view, it may be entirely undeliverable. thank you. chris mason in westminster a lot to chew on here. what mps be able to vote which ever way they wa nt able to vote which ever way they want tomorrow? it is not 100% confirmed want tomorrow? it is not 10096 confirmed exactly how they will be able to vote. 0r whether they will be whipped or told by pa

three government ministers — steve brine, alistair burt and richard harrington — resigned last night support the cross—party amendment to allow the votes, with mr harrington accusing the government of "playing roulette with the lives "and livelihoods" of britons. our political correspondent nick eardley has been looking at the options available to mps. this was supposed to be the week the uk left the eu — but instead, what brexit looks like is still up in the air. last night, the government suffered another defeat in parliament. the ayes to the right — 329. the noes to the left — 302. this one allows mps to take some control over what happens next. tomorrow, they'll consider their own brexit ideas. that could include things like a closer trading relationship with europe in a customs union. it could mean replacing our current relationship with a free trade deal, leaving without a deal or another referendum on leaving at all. but it's far from clear whether mps here can agree on anything. it's possible nothing at all will get a majority and even if it does, the prime minister says she

let's hear why they did it, starting with the now ex—foreign 0ffice minister, alistair burt. something, and we shouldn't be this close to the edge, and we shouldn't be in a position where we could risk no deal by any accident. that's why i think we need to make a decision. all of the ministers who resigned supported the prime minister in her deals, including myself, but we all felt that we were going nowhere with this endless alternative of her deal or no deal. these are extraordinary times, and the country is stuck in its biggest constitutional political crisis, i think, since suez. and we are stuck in a never—ending merry—go—round of doing the same thing and expecting different answers, so something's got to change, and we've got to break through this logjam. so we've heard a little bit about the plan for tomorrow, but let's just take a moment to look in more detail at what the so—called indicative votes are. the mps will be able to vote on a series of options — maybe six or seven of them — to see if any of them commands a majority. so here are the likely options — a no—dea