The speaker cited a convention from 1604 in denying May a fresh push to get her deal through
House speaker John Bercow quoted a convention from parliament's rulebook, Erskine May, which stipulates that a government cannot continually bring back the same piece of legislation for multiple votes.
May has already lost two meaningful votes on her deal with the European Union, first by the historic margin of 202 votes and, on Tuesday, by aShe spent Monday morning in discussions with the Democratic Unionist Party about how they might back the plan while Tory Brexiteer MPs considered their next move.
The only way Bercow will allow the prime minister to return with her withdrawal agreement is if there is substantial change to it, regardless of its chances of being passed.
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