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The amendment, which will be put to a vote on Thursday, would force the Government to come back to Parliament by the end of the month to hold a substantive vote in the Commons on its plan for Brexit. It sets a clear deadline for when MPs can have a say on what happens next in the Brexit process, either through a meaningful vote or an amendable motion. Mr Corbyn said: “This amendment would stop the Government from running down the clock on the Brexit negotiations, hoping Members of Parliament can be blackmailed into supporting a botched deal.



The Prime Minister is playing for time and playing with people’s jobs Jeremy Corbyn

"This is an act of gross irresponsibility.



“The Prime Minister is playing for time and playing with people’s jobs, our economic security and the future of our industry.



“This week Parliament should set a clear deadline for the Government to come forward with its revised deal or give MPs the chance to decide what happens next.”



In heated exchanges in Parliament earlier today, Mr Corbyn accused Mrs May of trying to “blackmail people into supporting a flawed deal”.

Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party has tabled an amendment aimed at forcing a vote by February 27

He argued the only possible way to avoid a hard border was to stay in a customs union with the EU, claiming Mrs May's deal did not offer the same benefits.



Mrs May responded: "He talked about uncertainty, of course the best way to end uncertainties is to vote for a deal.



"He talked about running down the clock, no, I wanted to have this sorted before Christmas, I brought back a deal before Christmas.



"Every time you vote against a deal the risk of a no-deal Brexit is raised."



Theresa May has denied she is "running down the clock"

Mrs May also set out plans to “short circuit” parliamentary rules in order to get her deal ratified in time for the UK to leave the EU on March 29.



She told MPs that she would enable the House of Commons to lift a requirement for a 21-day delay before any vote to approve an international treaty.



She said: ”In most circumstances, that period may be important in order for this House to have an opportunity to study that agreement.



"But of course, in this instance MPs will already have debated and approved the agreement as part of the meaningful vote.

Mrs May admitted it would take "some time" to come up with a legally-binding backstop alternative