Westminster - as it happened: Labour motion forcing government to release secret post-Brexit customs plans defeated

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A Labour motion to force the government into publishing private Cabinet papers on post-Brexit customs proposals has been defeated.

The party’s motion would have required the government to release to parliament all papers prepared for the Brexit sub-committee on the two customs models, including any economic analysis.

It was defeated by 301 votes to 269, a majority of 32.

The vote was the latest in a string of Labour motions using an arcane parliamentary procedure to make the vote binding on the government by issuing a “humble address” to the Queen asking her to require ministers to comply.

The debate came after Theresa May was under over Brexit during Prime Minister’s Questions, as Jeremy Corbyn sought to capitalise on deep divisions among senior Tories over future customs arrangements.

The Labour leader drew laughs when he mocked Ms May's call for "as little friction as possible", adding: "Was she talking about EU trade or the next cabinet meeting?"

Mr Corbyn called on the prime minister to "step aside and let Labour" carry out the negotiations as he tore into her record on zero hours contracts and workers rights.

See below for the developments as they happened

Key Points

• Labour to trigger vote in attempt to force government's hand in publishing private Brexit papers
• Lords inflict 15th defeat on the government over plans to keep EU environmental protections after Brexit
• Theresa May ridiculed over Brexit 'friction' and zero-hours contracts record
• Prime minister announces £400m to strip Grenfell-style cladding from tower blocks
• Government announces plans to renationalise East Coast main line service

[16 May 2018 20:18 · Tom Batchelor]

[16 May 2018 20:34 · Tom Batchelor]

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