LIVE: MPs vote on alternative Brexit plans as Parliament takes control

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Conservative MP Oliver Letwin.

• Members of Parliament take part in indicative votes on Brexit.
• Parliament will vote on a range of alternatives to May's deal, from a softer Brexit to revoking Article 50 and cancalling Britain's exit from the EU.
• House of Commons Speaker suggests he will block May's deal returning for a third vote this week.
• Votes are expected from 19.00 GMT on Wednesday.

LONDON - Members of Parliament are preparing to vote on a number of alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit deal.

The House of Commons will on Wednesday evening hold a series of "indicative votes" as part of cross-party efforts to find a Brexit plan which a majority of MPs in Westminster can support.

The votes - secured by Conservative MP Oliver Letwin - will ask MPs to indicate whether they support or oppose a variety of alternatives to May's deal, including a "soft" exit, a new referendum, and scrapping Brexit altogether.

These votes, which are set to continue into next week, are taking place with the United Kingdom in the midst of a political crisis, after a huge majority of MPs twice rejected May's Brexit deal with the European Union.

The results are not legally-binding but could put huge political pressure on May to adopt a new Brexit plan.

May is under pressure to quit as prime minister and could announce details of her resignation at a meeting of Conservative MPs before the indicative votes take place.

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