The results of the indicative votes in the Commons have just been announced.
They are:
Option B: Leave the EU without a deal on 12 April, as proposed by Tory MP John Baron
Ayes: 160
Noes: 400
Option D: Norway plus model (remain in single market, customs arrangement, EFTA), as proposed by Tory MP Nick Boles
Ayes: 188
Noes: 283
Option H: Norway model, without a customs union (EEA + EFTA), as proposed by Tory MP George Eustice
Ayes: 65
Noes: 377
Option J: Leave the EU with a UK-wide customs union, as proposed by Tory MP Ken Clarke
Ayes: 264
Noes: 272
Option K: Permanent customs union, including alignment with single market on future EU rights and regulations, as proposed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Ayes: 237
Noes: 307
Option L: Revoke Article 50 if no-deal Brexit is not explicitly approved by MPs a day before we are due to leave, as proposed by the SNP
Ayes: 184
Noes: 293
Option M: Any withdrawal agreement must be put to the public in a ‘confirmatory’ second referendum, as proposed by Labour’s Dame Margaret Beckett
Ayes: 268
Noes: 295
Option O: If no withdrawal agreement agreed, seek “standstill” agreement with the EU while negotiating trade deal, as proposed by Tory MP Marcus Fysh
Ayes: 139
Noes: 422
Via Sky News
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