Brexit news: UK to request Article 50 extension to delay EU exit until at least June

May finally wins a key showdown but cabinet unity in tatters as top ministers oppose her motion

Moment MPs vote to delay Brexit until 30 June - if MPs approve the Prime Minister's deal

MPs have overwhelmingly voted to delay Brexit after the Commons backed a motion ordering Theresa May to ask the EU to extend article 50 until at least June.

Amid dramatic scenes, Labour provoked fury among pro-EU MPs by abstaining on a bid for a Final Say referendum, which was defeated by 249 votes.

Rebel calls to allow parliament to take control of the Brexit process through "indicative votes" were also defeated, though narrowly.

It comes after the US president Donald Trump also made an explosive intervention into the debate, saying a public vote would be "unfair" and he was "surprised at how badly" the Brexit talks had gone.

But worryingly for Ms May cabinet unity crumbled when it came to a free vote on the government's Brexit delay motion.

Eight of her top ministers voted against it – and a further 180 Conservative MPs did likewise.

Ms May will now eye a third vote on her withdrawal agreement while Britain asks the EU for a delay to the date of its exit from the bloc.

See below how we covered Thursday's events live

Key Points

• MPs reject attempt to hold second referendum after Labour abstains
• Attempt to hold 'indicative votes' on Brexit narrowly defeated in the Commons
• Donald Trump lashes PM's Brexit strategy and says second referendum 'unfair'
• David Lidington promises "indicative votes" if PM's deal voted down again
• John Bercow could stop May staging repeated votes on her deal, says Leadsom

[14 March 2019 22:24 · Tom Barnes]

WWII bomb found at no-deal Brexit lorry park

Away from Westminster, a wartime bomb has been discovered at the disused airfield set to be used as a lorry park in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Kent Police were called to Manston Airport after reports of the discovery on Thursday.

Officers and British Army bomb disposal experts attended and continue to assess the scene, a spokesman for the force said.

The government plans to use the airfield, which closed in 2014, as a giant HGV holding bay to prevent traffic jams around Channel ferry ports if the UK leaves the block without a Brexit deal.