Has May just delivered the coup de grâce to any imminent hope of reviving Stormont?

If she insists on a functioning Assembly before a no-deal Brexit, why on earth would Sinn Fein oblige her?

Recap 2) The forty members of the payroll the Prime Minister has lost since the 2017 election

Some have stepped down due to scandal or ill-health, but the overwhelming majority are down to policy disagreements with the Government.

Recap 1) Nineteen posts vacant as May struggles to staff her Government

It is a telling sign that several PPS positions – usually the first step on the ladder for ambitious MPs – have gone unfilled since November.

Henry Hill: DUP attack decision to ‘contract out’ Brexit to Corbyn

Also: May cites absurd fears about ‘direct rule’ to justify abandonment of No Deal; Tory rebels wooed separatist votes; and polls open in Newport West.

How Conservative MPs voted on the motion. There were 34 rebels.

PS: We make that 28 Spartans and six Remainers. The Prime Minister won only nine votes from across the floor, and lost the DUP.

Seven Cabinet Ministers. Half the Whips Office. Eleven Ministers. All these failed to back the Government in yesterday’s extension vote.

Now some of these MPs may have been ill, or absent, or abroad. But how many were slipped with the connivance of the system?

Indicative votes 8) Customs Union. 33 Conservatives for. 235 against. It was the option that came closest to passing.

Those who voted in favour included Clarke, Herbert and Mitchell. Those against, Hollinrake, Lee and Norman.

Indicative votes 7) Second Referendum. Eight Tories for. 254 against.

Those for included Bebb, Jo Johnson and Merriman. Those against, Collins, Keegan and Prentice.

Indicative votes 6) Clarke votes for Corbyn’s plan

It favours “a permanent customs union”, “close alignment with the Single Market” and “dynamic alignment on rights and protections”.

Indicative votes 3) Managed No Deal. 126 Conservatives for, 122 against.

Those who voted in favour included Fysh, Pincher and Boris Johnson. Those against, Brady, Heaton-Harris and Walker.

Indicative votes 2) EEA and EFTA. 60 Tories for. 200 against.

Those for included Eustace, Fallon and Percy. Those against, Dowden, Quin and Skidmore.

The sixteen possible Brexit options tabled for this evening’s indicative votes. Now complete with Speaker’s selection of eight.

His choice: amendments from Baron, Boles, Eustace, Clarke, Corbyn, Cherry, Beckett, Fysh.

The seven amendments tabled ahead of this evening’s Brexit debate in the Commons

“Cooper? Who is Cooper? My name is Grieve Incognito.”

Would the EU abandon Varadkar? Perhaps. But it’s not at all likely.

The divisions and impatience exposed could well be real, but it doesn’t follow that Brussels is about to suddenly shift its policy.

Henry Hill: Tory MPs lead backlash against decision to prosecute Ulster veteran

Also: Eleven candidates prepare to fight Newport West by-election; Trimble hints that backstop changes could be enough; and more.