The programme motion falls by 322 votes to 308

The Prime Minister falls 14 votes short – and says that the Bill will be paused while he speaks to EU leaders.

Withdrawal Bill, Second Reading. The Government wins by 30 votes.

It’s a surprisingly large Government majority: 24 independents and 19 Labour MPs voted with the Government.

Johnson’s August 2) Finding support among opposition MPs – or at least trying to – before any no confidence vote

There are now 15 independents, plus the Change UK factions and a smattering of pro-Brexit rebel Labour MPs.

May’s off to Brussels and the game’s afoot

She hopes to move quickly while Labour is splitting, get a quick gloss on the backstop, square the ERG with a hint of Malthouse later – and, hey presto, the deal will be done.

The 14 Conservatives who voted against the ERG’s Customs Bill amendment on tariffs

Frank Field, Kate Hoey, Graham Stringer and Kelvin Hopkins voted with the Government.

Did Corbyn shield an ally from the consequences of harassment allegations?

Kelvin Hopkins’ belated suspension contrasts with the treatment of Simon Danczuk over very similar claims.

Should a man be forced to resign because he makes a woman “feel uncomfortable”?

If the standard is as it now appears to be, May will have difficulty finding enough male Ministers to replace all those she will be required to sack.

Iain Dale: My by-election bond with Fallon, who’s as human as the rest of us

Plus: What it was like being gay and a Tory – and being sexually assaulted in the “Brief Encounter” – during the vanished world of the 1990s.

The seven Labour MPs who voted with the Conservatives earlier today

The Government won by 326 votes to 290. Ken Clarke voted against the Programme Motion – the only Tory vote against the Bill earlier today.

The seven Conservative MPs who rebelled over a Parliamentary vote on a Brexit deal. Osborne abstains.

Nicky Morgan also didn’t vote, along with Ben Howlett and Nick Herbert.

Battlegrounds Revisited 4) East of England

A handful of gains from the Liberal Democrats do little to disguise a total stalemate between Labour and the Tories in this region.

Stuart Coster: Heroes and Zeroes of the EU Referendum Bill

Bob Neil re-presents it for Second Reading today. Here are extracts from its Second Reading last time round