Three cheers for the Commons for the way it is conducting the necessary argument on Europe

Progressive commentators and saloon-bar orators are wrong to condemn MPs for finding the national issue hard to settle.

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 5) Common Market 2.0. 36 Conservatives for. 225 against.

Those who voted in favour included Boles, Collins and Morgan. Those against, Atkins, Buckland and Green.

Indicative votes 4) No Deal. 157 Tories for. 94 against.

Those for included Baron, Ghani and O’Brien. Those against, Gillan, Halfon and McLoughlin.

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.

Indicative votes 1) Revocation. Ten Conservatives for. 258 against.

Those who voted in favour included two Foreign Office Ministers, Alan Duncan and Mark Field.

Bercow’s bias. How could May’s deal be put to a vote?

Four plans are being mooted. (We propose a fifth: putting him a time machine and returning him to the Monday Club’s Immigration and Repatriation Committee.)

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Leadsom is unbelievably rude to Clarke while Letwin leads a conservative revolution

The Leader of the House is as cloth-eared as Jeremy Corbyn when it comes to dealing with her own backbenchers.

Remainers demand a simple vote on the idea of a second referendum, but are reluctant to actually hold one

They are at least on-brand in refusing to accept the result of the vote on the proposal which has already taken place – which they lost.

Our view of May’s deal

Hers or Letwins? That’s what the choice is narrowing down to. From the point of view of trust in politics, how MPs vote will now make little difference – if any.

Chris White: A guide to today’s indicative votes – and their significance, as the legislature seizes power from the executive

This week has seen Parliament grab control, and this has serious implications for the practices of responsible government.

Steven Edginton: The polling which suggests that most voters believe MPs are trying to stop Brexit

41 per agree that Britain should leave to trade on WTO rules on March 29 compared to 28 per cent who disagree.

The Prime Minister In Name Only awaits the Prime Minister In All But Name

In other words, May waits for Letwin. Which adds a new dimension to her chicken game. Her message is: “vote for my deal soon – or get his.”