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Jacob Rees-Mogg was told this is "the night you lost Brexit " by Andrew Neil in a fierce clash live on air.

The Brexiteer and BBC pundit locked horns after MPs rejected Theresa May's withdrawal agreement by a thumping majority of 149 votes.

Rees-Mogg's European Research Group of hard-line Brexiteer MPs united with Labour and others to block Mrs May's deal.

This paves the way for a vote on Wednesday on whether we should have a no deal Brexit .

If MPs reject no deal, there will be a further vote on delaying the March 29 exit date.

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Mr Neil told Mr Rees-Mogg in a live broadcast outside Parliament: "The Commons will not let the country leave on no deal."

Mr Rees-Mogg replied: “I don’t acknowledge that because the House of Commons voted twice for bills that became Acts of Parliament that mean we leave on March 29.

“They voted for the Article 50 act and the Withdrawal Act. The Article 50 act paved the way the March 29 and the Withdrawal Act specifically mentioned it.

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“The only way of changing the date is for an extension granted by the EU.

“What purpose would this extension serve? What is going to be asked for with this extension?

Mr Neil shot back: “But if you get an indefinite extension it could be a year, it could be 21 months or two years.

“A lot could happen in that time. Brexit might never happen.

"Historians will well look back on this as the night you lost Brexit.”