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If passed, it would have given opponents of a no-deal Brexit the chance to table legislation to thwart the UK leaving without any agreement on the 31 October deadline.
The result of the vote was greeted with cheers from the Tory benches.
But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn responded by shouting "you won't be cheering in September".
No 10 said giving MPs a "blank cheque" to dictate Brexit policy would have set a troubling precedent. [...]