Yesterday was yet again dominated by votes on Brexit. I voted for Yvette Cooper’s amendment on extending Article 50, but regrettably this was defeated. An amendment by Caroline Spelman, setting out Parliament’s objection to a “no deal” Brexit, was passed but is merely symbolic and will likely be ignored by the Government.

Theresa May, in a startling u-turn, backed a successful amendment tabled by senior Tory backbencher Graham Brady, meaning that she will now go to Brussels and ask for the Withdrawal Agreement to be re-opened and the Northern Irish backstop to be removed. This is despite the fact that, a little over a fortnight ago, Theresa May herself said neither of these moves would be possible – something the EU has reaffirmed since last night’s vote in Parliament.