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Tory Remainers this morning insisted they had not been ‘played’ by Theresa May over last night’s Brexit compromise.

The Prime Minister headed off an embarrassing rebellion from a group of her own MPs who want Parliament to have a vote on the terms of the Brexit divorce deal.

Mrs May bought herself some time by agreeing concessions with her anti-Brexit backbenchers, meaning Parliament has to be “consulted” by the end of November if there is no deal on the table.

But officials insisted the Government had not and would not agree to MPs binding its hands and a senior minister would only go as far as saying there "could" be a fresh proposal put forward.

After Mrs May talked round potential rebels, MPs voted by 324 to 298 to reject a House of Lords amendment that would have given Parliament the power to tell the PM to go back and renegotiate the Brexit deal she secures from Brussels.

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And the compromise falls short of the “meaningful vote” on the final deal that many Remainers wanted.

But Tory Brexit rebel and former education secretary Nicky Morgan insisted pro-Europe MPs have not been "played" by the Prime Minister.

Ms Morgan told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "What was agreed was the Prime Minister understood that Parliament wants to have a real say, in all circumstances, in relation to what's going to happen in the Brexit deal."

The former Cabinet minister said rebels had not been "played" by the PM, insisting MPs would get a voice on a final deal, stating: "I don't think it's a veto, I think it's a say."

Ms Morgan said: "It was the Prime Minister's personal assurance that was very important to us.

"And she has given us that, and those discussions on how we are going to build on the amendment that has been approved by the House of Commons will start today.

"Obviously, members of the House of Lords would also have the opportunity to put down a further amendment in relation to this.

"I think there are a group of us who feel very strongly that Parliament must have a real say in all circumstances."