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Former attorney general Dominic Grieve tackles the PM on his claims about his BrexitDeal. He says the 'vassalage clauses' that opponents decried in Theresa May's deal remain in place for Northern Ireland. Live updates here:

But battle looms over parliamentary timetable, with tight vote at 7:30pm expected'Brexit bill will be pulled if government defeated on timetable vote'

In the last two votes for one, the government fell far short of that target. Opposition parties say they will back one once the EU has granted a Brexit delay.WATCH: PM appeals for MPs to back Brexit legislationFormer Tory MP Dominic Grieve takes Boris Johnson up on his claims about his Brexit deal. He says he had hoped to win Saturday's vote on his deal - and that as a result of Saturday's setback, preparations for no-deal have been accelerated.'Not possible' to give Brexit bill proper scrutiny - MP

He admitted it has"pained" him to have spent"so much" of his time in his role dealing with Britain's departure from the bloc. And unfortunately for the government, they have to win a vote on the parliamentary timetabling they've set out. So here's what Number 10's message is to any MP thinking of voting against what's called the"programme motion".Helpfully tweeted out by Theresa May's former PPS Andrew Bowie.According to Number 10, Boris Johnson will open today's debate from around 1pm to 1:15pm - depending on when an urgent question in Syria wraps up.

 

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