Brexit: The new vote is not ruled out despite Bercow's decision

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The government says it will try to get Theresa May to agree on Brexit in the Commons, although President John Bercow has cast doubt on the process.

Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has suggested that a vote could take place next week, after May has asked for a delay from the EU.

Mr Bercow decided that the Prime Minister could not come back with his agreement for a third vote without "substantial" changes.

The UK must leave the EU in 10 days, with or without agreement.

The Prime Minister hoped to have another attempt to convince MEPs to support the withdrawal agreement that she had reached with the EU this week – but President Bercow actually torpedoed him with his surprise intervention Monday.

Stephen Barclay told BBC Radio 4's "Today" that the Speaker of the House of Commons had made a "serious decision" and that the ministers were "seriously".

He stated that it was important to "respect the arbitrator" and abide by his decisions – but, he added, Mr. Bercow himself had already stated that, if Parliament was guided by a precedent, "nothing will ever change".

Bercow cited a decision in 1604 to justify his decision to block a third vote, after the Prime Minister's approval was rejected for the second time last week, by 149 votes.

Barclay suggested that MPs "find a way" to get another vote if the government manages to convince enough, including the 10 Democratic trade unionists, to change their minds and support the government. ;agreement.

He added that it would also depend on Theresa May's clarity of the EU on Brexit's "Breeding Conditions".

He admitted that there should now be a "short extension" of the Article 50 withdrawal process if the agreement were to go through Parliament, so that the necessary legislation would be pbaded.

But Ms May should now ask European leaders a long deadline for Brexit, as she continues to seek support for her contract with DUP and Tory Brexiteers.

Mr. Bercow declined to discuss his decision when he was questioned by the BBC, while he was going earlier to Parliament.

What are the options?

Ministers and deputies have put forward different ideas on how to get the Prime Minister's bill voted in the light of the President's decision.

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Minister of Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi told BBC Newsnight that one of the options was for MPs to decide on the opportunity to ignore the 400-year-old convention that M Bercow had quoted in his decision.

Mr. Zahawi, who is a Brexiteer, was questioned about the fact that the government was going to circumvent Mr. Bercow's decision. He said, "Come on, we have to look at all our options."

Solicitor General Robert Buckland said that one way to overturn the president's decision was the most likely way.

He told BBC Radio Wiltshire that if enough MEPs show that they want another vote on the Brexit agreement, it can be returned to parliament despite the current deadlock.

He said that it would be a more practical solution than asking the Queen to formally close and reopen Parliament, which some have suggested is circumventing the rule that members can not be asked to vote on same question during a parliamentary session.

Nikki da Costa, former director of legal affairs at Downing Street, told the Today program: "I think the prime minister and the government can still vote three times significantly … but it will be extremely difficult to have a fourth meaningful vote so that I think members really have to think very carefully if this vote comes back. "

There is also a question mark as to whether an agreement reached by Theresa May in Brussels on the extension of Brexit would cancel a vote of the deputies, which would have the force of law in international law.

What does the EU say?

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she would fight until the last moment to reach a good Brexit order, claiming that the interests of Germany, Britain and the United States are at stake. EU were at stake

"I will fight until the last hour of the deadline of March 29 for an orderly exit," she said at a press conference in Berlin. "We do not have a lot of time for that but we still have a few days."

EU ministers meet in Brussels to prepare for this week's summit.

German Minister for European Affairs Michael Roth said: "Our patience is really being tested for the moment and I can only ask our partners in London to finally come up with a concrete proposal for which they are asking for a extension."

French Minister of European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau said: "Give an extension, what for?" is always the question. Time is not a solution … we need a decision from London. "

European Commission Chief Jean Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk meet with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Dublin. must hold press conferences later.

What about opposition parties?

Union leader Jeremy Corbyn is scheduled to meet with SNP leaders, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party for talks on Brexit.

The leader of the SNP in Westminster, Ian Blackford, Liberation leader Vince Cable, Plaid Cymru's leader in Westminster, Liz Saville Roberts and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, issued a joint statement calling for a new referendum.

"The best and most democratic solution is to deliver the decision to the people at a new vote – with the option of staying on the ballot," they said.

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Mr Corbyn will also meet members of the group of MEPs who argue for what is called future Norway + type relations with the EU.