Brexit is finally DONE: After four years of wrangling, Boris signs and seals Britain's historic divorce from the EU - as MPs vote 521 to 73 in favour of his deal despite threats of a Labour Remainer rebellion

Boris Johnson formally signed his Brexit trade deal with the EU this afternoon after MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the accord, putting the UK on track for an orderly split from Brussels at 11pm tomorrow night.

The official copy of the hard-fought 1,200 page trade pact was signed by Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, in Brussels this morning before it was flown to London on an RAF jet.

Mr Johnson was then presented with the document in Number 10 as he did the honours and finally brought the curtain down on the Brexit saga which has dominated UK politics since the EU referendum in 2016.

The Prime Minister is crashing his trade agreement through Parliament in a single day and it cleared its final major hurdle in the House of Commons just before 3pm as MPs voted by 521 to 73, a majority of 448, to approve it.

The deal still has to be debated and voted on by the House of Lords and that will happen this evening before the Queen is then asked to rubber stamp it late tonight.

Earlier, a clearly jubilant Mr Johnson delivered an upbeat message to the Commons about the country's opportunities now the UK has 'taken back control'.

Opening the Commons debate on his deal, Mr Johnson urged an end to the 'rancour and recrimination' that have soured political life in recent years.

He said decades of tensions with the EU had been 'resolved' so Britain can be its closest friend, a free-trading power, and a 'liberal, outward-looking force for good'. He suggested far from trade being hit by leaving the single market and customs union it should mean 'even more' business being done.

'Having taken back control of our money, our borders, our laws and our waters by leaving the European Union on January 31, we now seize this moment to forge a fantastic new relationship with our European neighbours based on free trade and friendly co-operation,' Mr Johnson said.

'At the heart of this Bill is one of the biggest free trade agreements in the world.'

The passage of the deal through the Commons was seen as a formality thanks to the PM's 80-seat majority and the fact Sir Keir Starmer told Labour MPs they had to vote for it.

However, the Labour leader suffered a major rebellion as 36 Labour MPs, including former shadow Cabinet ministers Diane Abbott and Barry Gardiner, defied their leader's instruction and chose to abstain.

Only one Labour MP voted against the deal, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, while former Labour leader and now independent MP Jeremy Corbyn abstained. Some 162 Labour MPs voted for the deal along with 359 Tories.

Two junior members of the Labour frontbench, Helen Hayes and Tonia Antoniazzi, quit their roles after they abstained.

In a tough message to would-be mutineers, Sir Keir had said this morning: 'Those that vote ''no'' are voting for No Deal.'

Some 44 SNP MPs, 11 Lib Dems and 8 DUP MPs were among those to have voted against the deal.

Ex-PM Theresa May had delivered a stinging attack saying her agreement with the EU - repeatedly rejected by the House in 2019 before she was evicted from No10 - had been 'better' as she berated Sir Keir for failing to support it.

Sir Keir Starmer suffers massive Labour rebellion after telling his MPs they had to vote for PM's deal

Sir Keir Starmer suffered a massive Labour rebellion this afternoon as dozens of his MPs defied his instruction to vote for Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal with the EU.

The Labour leader had told Labour MPs they had to back the accord on the grounds that it was the only alternative to a damaging no deal split from Brussels.

But some 36 Labour MPs abstained during the crunch vote as two junior frontbenchers quit their roles after defying Sir Keir.

Helen Hayes, a shadow Cabinet Office minister, said she could not vote for the 'damaging' accord and offered her resignation while Tonia Antoniazzi, part of the shadow work and pensions team, did the same.

Former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott and former international trade secretary Barry Gardiner were among the 36 Labour MPs who abstained.

Only one Labour MP voted against the deal, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, while former Labour leader and now independent MP Jeremy Corbyn also abstained.

Some 162 Labour MPs voted for Mr Johnson's trade pact along with 359 Tories as it was agreed by 521 votes to 73, a majority of 448.

In a tough message to would-be mutineers this morning, Sir Keir had said: 'Those that vote ''no'' are voting for No Deal.'

Some 44 SNP MPs, 11 Lib Dems and 8 DUP MPs were among those to have voted against the deal.

The legislation implementing Mr Johnson's historic deal is being rushed through the Commons and Lords in just one day, ahead of the end of the transition period at 11pm tomorrow.

The agreement's passage was assured with Tory Eurosceptics - who lavished praise on Mr Johnson, saying Churchill and Thatcher would be 'proud' - fully on board.

Urging MPs to back the accord struck on Christmas Eve, Mr Johnson claimed it resolves 'the old and vexed question of Britain's political relations with Europe, which bedevilled our post-war history'.

The PM said: 'We have done this in less than a year, in the teeth of a pandemic, and we have pressed ahead with this task, resisting all calls for delay, precisely because creating certainty about our future provides the best chance of beating Covid and bouncing back even more strongly next year.'

Mr Johnson went on: 'We will now open a new chapter in our national story, striking free trade deals around the world, adding to the agreements with 63 countries we have already achieved, and reasserting Global Britain as a liberal, outward-looking force for good.

'Those of us who campaigned for Britain to leave the EU never sought a rupture with our closest neighbours.

'We would never wish to rupture ourselves from fellow democracies beneath whose soil lie British war graves in tranquil cemeteries, often tended by local schoolchildren, testament to our shared struggle for freedom and everything we cherish in common.

'What we sought was not a rupture but a resolution, a resolution of the old and vexed question of Britain's political relations with Europe, which bedevilled our post-War history.'

Despite warnings that there will be more friction in trade due to breaking free from EU rules, Mr Johnson said the deal 'if anything should allow companies to do even more business with our European friends, safeguarding millions of jobs and livelihoods in UK and across the continent'.

'In less than 48 hours, we will leave the EU single market and the customs union, as we promised,' he said.

Mr Johnson said for the first time since 1973 the UK would be an independent coastal nation, stressing that in five and a half years' time after another transition Britain will have full control of its waters. 'Of course we would have liked to have done this more quickly,' he admitted.

Sir Keir urged his benches to support the historic trade pact, saying the argument is 'over' and the issue must not dominate the next general election.

'Those that vote no are voting for no deal,' he said. 'Anyone choosing that option today knows there is no time to renegotiate, there is no better deal coming in the next 24 hours, no extensions, no humble addresses, no SO24s, so choosing that option leads to one place: No deal.

Moment PM enters Commons chamber to watch his Brexit trade deal win approval

This is the moment Boris Johnson marched into the House of Commons chamber to watch his historic Brexit trade deal win approval from MPs.

The Prime Minister crashed through all five stages of the 80-page EU (Future Relationship) Bill in one day to meet the December 31 11pm deadline when the UK leaves the transition period.

Most MPs took part in the day of debates virtually, although a few headed to Westminster to make contributions from the Commons green benches.

Sanitising stations and floor markings have been erected on the parliamentary estate.

Mr Johnson opened the debate this morning before the Speaker heard from backbenchers, including ex-PM Theresa May.

With Labour backing the deal, the bill sailed through the Commons by 521 to 73, a majority of 448.

'Or we can take the only other option that is available and implement the treaty that has been negotiated.'

However, more than 20 Labour MPs, including former shadow cabinet members Diane Abbott and John McDonnell, are expected to defy their leader to oppose the package, while Scottish Labour is joining Nicola Sturgeon in condemning the plan.

The rebellion underlines the festering divide within Labour over how to handle Brexit, and contrasts with the relative unity in Boris Johnson's ranks over the deal.

Mrs May - who wore a mask for much of the debate - said she would be supporting the deal citing 'very important' security arrangements.

But she said she had listened to Sir Keir's comments with 'incredulity'.

'He said he wanted a better deal. He had the opportunity in early 2019 when there was the opportunity of a better deal on the table and he voted against it, so I will take no lectures from the leader of the Opposition on this deal,' she said.

'Central to this deal the PM has said is the tariff free and quota free trade arrangements subject of course to rules of origin requirements. It would have been unforgiveable for the EU not to have allowed tariff free and quota free access given that they signed up to that in the political declaration signed with my Government in November 2018.

'One of the reasons for supporting this deal is the security arrangements that have been put in place which are very important.'

Ms von der Leyen signed the deal with EU council president Charles Michel in Brussels this morning. It will now be brought to London by an RAF flight, where Mr Johnson is due to sign it later.

The EU commission president tweeted: 'Today, @eucopresident and I signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

'Prime Minister @BorisJohnson will sign it later today in London. It has been a long road.

'It's time now to put Brexit behind us. Our future is made in Europe.'

MPs and Peers have been recalled from their Christmas break for today's one-day sitting to rubber-stamp the trade deal.

The Commons is expected to spend five hours scrutinising the 80-page EU (Future Relationship) Bill starting shortly, before the Upper House sits late into the evening.

The Queen will be on standby at Windsor Castle, where she is expected to give royal assent shortly before midnight. She may have to stay up until the early hours if the debate in the Lords drags on.

At the same time as the votes are held in Parliament, the deal will be signed by Brussels chiefs before being flown by an RAF plane to London for Mr Johnson to add his name to what is an international treaty. The European Parliament has begun its scrutiny of the agreement but will not get a chance to ratify it until after it comes into effect at 11pm tomorrow.

It has however been given the unanimous backing of ambassadors from the 27 EU nations – and the member states yesterday gave their written approval.

Theresa May claims her deal was 'better'

Theresa May delivered a stinging attack saying her deal with the EU was 'better' than Boris Johnson's.

The ex-PM said berated Sir Keir Starmer for failing to support her package when she tried to pass it last year.

Mrs May - who wore a mask for much of the debate - said she would be supporting the deal citing 'very important' security arrangements.

But she said she had listened to Sir Keir's comments with 'incredulity'.

'One of the reasons for supporting this deal is the security arrangements that have been put in place which are very important.'

The SNP, Plaid Cymru, the DUP, the SDLP, Alliance and the Liberal Democrats have all indicated that they are opposed.

Labour peers are expected to pass a 'motion of regret', putting on record their dissent. Some 84 MPs are due to speak in the Commons debate, including former prime minister Theresa May.

Dozens of Labour MPs are set to defy Sir Keir's orders. Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Clive Lewis and Ben Bradshaw have accused him of 'falling into the trap of rallying around this rotten deal'.

Sir Keir dismissed the agreement as 'thin', saying it would not underpin workers' rights or adequately protect sectors such as manufacturing and the creative industries.

But he insisted that a No Deal exit from the transition period was now the only other realistic possibility.

'A better deal could have been negotiated. But I accept that option has now gone,' he said.

Shadow Cabinet members – including the Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Bridget Phillipson, and the shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry – are known to have expressed concerns about the idea of supporting the deal. But they are expected to abide by collective responsibility.

The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon said: 'While recognising the UK would leave the EU, we proposed staying in the single market and customs union. The UK Government dismissed these ideas. It disregarded Scotland's views, values and interests. It has agreed a deal which is disastrous for Scotland.'

Shares in London rose to their highest levels since the early days of the coronavirus crisis yesterday. On the first day of trading since the Christmas break, the FTSE 100 index closed up 1.55 per cent, or 100.54 points, at 6602.65. That was its highest level since March.

In total, £34billion was added to value of UK shares amid hopes the trade agreement and the roll-out of Covid vaccines will jolt the economy back into life in 2021.

Fund manager George Godber, of Polar Capital, said: 'We should see some relief coming through as a result of the Brexit announcement. Whatever people think of the deal it is infinitely better than No Deal.'

In Switzerland, Hans-Peter Portmann of the country's centre-Right Radical-Liberal Party said his government must 'include the Brexit deal in the next talks with the EU in January and not go below the level that Britain has now'.

In his Commons speech, Mr Johnson pledged the UK will be a 'friendly neighbour' to the EU, with whom it will work 'hand in glove' when its values and interests coincide

As PM's Brexit deal clears the Commons by a landslide... How did YOUR MP vote?

MPs voted by 521 to 73 - majority 448 - to approve legislation to ratify Boris Johnson's trade deal with the EU.

But how did MPs vote at third reading?

- Ayes

359 Conservative MPs: Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty), Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden), Adam Afriyie , Imran Ahmad Khan , Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster), Peter Aldous , Lucy Allan , David Amess (Southend West), Lee Anderson , Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West), Stuart Andrew , Caroline Ansell , Edward Argar , Sarah Atherton , Victoria Atkins (Louth and Horncastle), Gareth Bacon , Richard Bacon (South Norfolk), Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden), Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich West), Siobhan Baillie , Duncan Baker (North Norfolk), Steve Baker , Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire), Steve Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire), John Baron (Basildon and Billericay), Simon Baynes (Clwyd South), Aaron Bell (Newcastle-under-Lyme), Scott Benton (Blackpool South), Paul Beresford (Mole Valley), Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen), Saqib Bhatti , Bob Blackman (Harrow East), Crispin Blunt , Peter Bone , Peter Bottomley (Worthing West), Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine), Ben Bradley , Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands), Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West), Suella Braverman , Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South), Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire), Steve Brine , Paul Bristow , Sara Britcliffe , James Brokenshire (Old Bexley and Sidcup), Anthony Browne (South Cambridgeshire), Fiona Bruce , Felicity Buchan , Robert Buckland (South Swindon), Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar), Conor Burns (Bournemouth West), Rob Butler , Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan), Andy Carter (Warrington South), James Cartlidge (South Suffolk), William Cash , Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge), Maria Caulfield , Alex Chalk , Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham), Christopher Chope , Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds), Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells), Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland), Theo Clarke , Brendan Clarke-Smith , Chris Clarkson (Heywood and Middleton), James Cleverly , Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds), Therese Coffey (Suffolk Coastal), Elliot Colburn (Carshalton and Wallington), Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe), Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire), Robert Courts , Claire Coutinho (East Surrey), Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon), Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire), Virginia Crosbie (Ynys Mon), Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford), James Daly (Bury North), David T C Davies , James Davies (Vale of Clwyd), Gareth Davies (Grantham and Stamford), Mims Davies (Mid Sussex), Philip Davies , David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden), Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland), Caroline Dinenage , Sarah Dines (Derbyshire Dales), Jonathan Djanogly , Leo Docherty , Michelle Donelan , Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire), Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay), Oliver Dowden , Jackie Doyle-Price , Richard Drax (South Dorset), Flick Drummond (Meon Valley), James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East), David Duguid (Banff and Buchan), Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green), Philip Dunne , Mark Eastwood , Ruth Edwards , Michael Ellis (Northampton North), Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East), Natalie Elphicke , George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth), Luke Evans , David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford), Ben Everitt (Milton Keynes North), Michael Fabricant , Laura Farris , Simon Fell (Barrow and Furness), Katherine Fletcher (South Ribble), Mark Fletcher , Nick Fletcher (Don Valley), Vicky Ford , Kevin Foster , Liam Fox (North Somerset), Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford), Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire), George Freeman (Mid Norfolk), Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green), Richard Fuller (North East Bedfordshire), Marcus Fysh , Roger Gale (North Thanet), Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest), Nusrat Ghani , Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton), Peter Gibson , Jo Gideon (Stoke-on-Trent Central), Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham), John Glen , Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby), Michael Gove (Surrey Heath), Richard Graham , Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald), James Gray (North Wiltshire), Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell), Chris Green (Bolton West), Damian Green , Andrew Griffith (Arundel and South Downs), Kate Griffiths , James Grundy , Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North), Robert Halfon , Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate), Stephen Hammond , Matt Hancock (West Suffolk), Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham), Mark Harper (Forest of Dean), Rebecca Harris (Castle Point), Trudy Harrison , Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye), Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire), John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings), Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire), James Heappey , Chris Heaton-Harris , Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey), Darren Henry , Antony Higginbotham , Damian Hinds (East Hampshire), Simon Hoare (North Dorset), Richard Holden (North West Durham), Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton), Philip Hollobone , Adam Holloway , Paul Holmes , John Howell , Paul Howell , Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire), Neil Hudson (Penrith and The Border), Eddie Hughes (Walsall North), Jane Hunt , Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey), Tom Hunt , Alister Jack (Dumfries and Galloway), Sajid Javid , Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire), Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex), Mark Jenkinson , Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood), Robert Jenrick , Boris Johnson (Uxbridge and South Ruislip), Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham), Gareth Johnson , David Johnston , Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough), Fay Jones (Brecon and Radnorshire), David Jones (Clwyd West), Marcus Jones , Simon Jupp (East Devon), Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham), Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton), Gillian Keegan , Julian Knight , Greg Knight (East Yorkshire), Danny Kruger , Kwasi Kwarteng , John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk), Robert Largan (High Peak), Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire), Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire), Edward Leigh , Ian Levy (Blyth Valley), Andrew Lewer (Northampton South), Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth), Julian Lewis (New Forest East), Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset), Chris Loder (West Dorset), Mark Logan (Bolton North East), Marco Longhi (Dudley North), Julia Lopez (Hornchurch and Upminster), Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke), Jonathan Lord , Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham), Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet), Cherilyn Mackrory (Truro and Falmouth), Rachel Maclean , Alan Mak , Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire), Anthony Mangnall , Scott Mann (North Cornwall), Julie Marson (Hertford and Stortford), Theresa May , Jerome Mayhew , Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys), Jason McCartney (Colne Valley), Karl McCartney , Stephen McPartland , Esther McVey , Mark Menzies , Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View), Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle), Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock), Robin Millar , Maria Miller , Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase), Nigel Mills (Amber Valley), Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield), Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire), Damien Moore , Robbie Moore , Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North), Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot), David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale), Joy Morrissey , Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills), Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich), Holly Mumby-Croft , David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale), Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall), Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire), Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst), Lia Nici (Great Grimsby), Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North), Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire), Neil O'Brien , Matthew Offord , Guy Opperman , Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton), Priti Patel , Mark Pawsey , Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead), John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare), Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole), Chris Philp (Croydon South), Christopher Pincher , Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich), Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane), Victoria Prentis , Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin), Tom Pursglove , Jeremy Quin , Will Quince , Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton), Tom Randall , Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset), Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East), Angela Richardson , Rob Roberts , Laurence Robertson , Mary Robinson , Andrew Rosindell , Douglas Ross , Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire), Dean Russell , David Rutley , Gary Sambrook (Birmingham, Northfield), Selaine Saxby (North Devon), Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam), Bob Seely (Isle of Wight), Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire), Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield), Alok Sharma (Reading West), Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell), David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner), Chris Skidmore , Chloe Smith (Norwich North), Greg Smith , Henry Smith , Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon), Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen), Amanda Solloway (Derby North), Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge), Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley), Andrew Stephenson , Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East), John Stevenson , Bob Stewart , Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South), Gary Streeter (South West Devon), Mel Stride (Central Devon), Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness), Julian Sturdy (York Outer), Rishi Sunak (Richmond ), James Sunderland , Desmond Swayne (New Forest West), Robert Syms , Derek Thomas (St Ives), Maggie Throup , Edward Timpson , Kelly Tolhurst (Rochester and Strood), Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon), Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole), Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire), Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed), Laura Trott , Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk), Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling), Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire), Martin Vickers , Matt Vickers (Stockton South), Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet), Christian Wakeford (Bury South), Robin Walker , Charles Walker , Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North), Jamie Wallis , David Warburton (Somerton and Frome), Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness), Giles Watling , Suzanne Webb , Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent), Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire), Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley), John Whittingdale , Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire), James Wild (North West Norfolk), Craig Williams , Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire), Mike Wood (Dudley South), William Wragg (Hazel Grove), Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam), Jacob Young , Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon).

162 Labour MPs: Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth), Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow), Tahir Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green), Rosena Allin-Khan , Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale), Fleur Anderson , Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South), Paula Barker (Liverpool, Wavertree), Margaret Beckett (Derby South), Hilary Benn (Leeds Central), Clive Betts (Sheffield South East), Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central), Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen), Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East), Lyn Brown (West Ham), Chris Bryant , Karen Buck (Westminster North), Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby), Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill), Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth), Alan Campbell , Dan Carden (Liverpool, Walton), Sarah Champion , Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate), Feryal Clark (Enfield North), Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire), Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford), Jon Cruddas (Dagenham and Rainham), John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead), Judith Cummins (Bradford South), Alex Cunningham (Stockton North), Wayne David , Alex Davies-Jones , Marsha De Cordova , Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West), Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi , Anneliese Dodds (Oxford East), Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth), Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington), Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood), Angela Eagle , Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central), Chris Elmore , Bill Esterson (Sefton Central), Chris Evans , Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East), Yvonne Fovargue , Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford), Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough), Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston), Mary Glindon (North Tyneside), Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston), Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South), Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West), Nia Griffith , Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish), Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley), Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East), Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle), Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham), Carolyn Harris (Swansea East), John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne), Mark Hendrick , Mike Hill , Margaret Hodge , Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West), Kate Hollern , Rachel Hopkins (Luton South), George Howarth , Imran Hussain (Bradford East), Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central), Kim Johnson (Liverpool, Riverside), Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney), Kevan Jones (North Durham), Ruth Jones (Newport West), Sarah Jones (Croydon Central), Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East), Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South), Liz Kendall (Leicester West), Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton), Stephen Kinnock , Peter Kyle , David Lammy , Ian Lavery , Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields), Tony Lloyd , Holly Lynch , Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston), Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr), Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood), Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston), Rachael Maskell (York Central), Christian Matheson (City of Chester), Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak), Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East), Andy McDonald , Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East), Conor McGinn (St Helens North), Alison McGovern (Wirral South), Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton), Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North), Edward Miliband (Doncaster North), Navendu Mishra , Jessica Morden (Newport East), Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South), Grahame Morris , Ian Murray (Edinburgh South), James Murray (Ealing North), Lisa Nandy , Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North), Alex Norris (Nottingham North), Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central), Abena Oppong-Asare (Erith and Thamesmead), Kate Osborne , Taiwo Owatemi (Coventry North West), Sarah Owen (Luton North), Stephanie Peacock (Barnsley East), Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich), Toby Perkins , Jess Phillips (Birmingham, Yardley), Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South), Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport), Lucy Powell (Manchester Central), Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East), Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne), Steve Reed (Croydon North), Christina Rees , Ellie Reeves (Lewisham West and Penge), Rachel Reeves (Leeds West), Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde), Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and Whiston), Matt Rodda (Reading East), Naz Shah (Bradford West), Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall), Barry Sheerman , Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn), Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood), Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington), Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent), Karin Smyth (Bristol South), Alex Sobel (Leeds North West), John Spellar , Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras), Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central), Wes Streeting (Ilford North), Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton), Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside), Sam Tarry (Ilford South), Gareth Thomas (Harrow West), Nick Thomas-Symonds , Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury), Stephen Timms (East Ham), Jon Trickett , Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East), Derek Twigg , Liz Twist , Valerie Vaz (Walsall South), Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green), Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington), Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test), Mick Whitley , Daniel Zeichner .

Tellers for the ayes were Conservative MPs Mark Spencer and James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis).

- Noes

One Labour MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy .

44 Scottish National Party MPs: Hannah Bardell , Mhairi Black (Paisley and Renfrewshire South), Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber), Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North), Steven Bonnar (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill), Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith), Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun), Amy Callaghan (East Dunbartonshire), Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow), Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife), Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West), Ronnie Cowan , Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East), Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk), Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire), Dave Doogan , Allan Dorans (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock), Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw), Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South), Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran), Patrick Grady (Glasgow North), Peter Grant , Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts), Neale Hanvey (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath), Stewart Hosie (Dundee East), Chris Law (Dundee West), Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian), Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar), Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South), Stuart C McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East), Anne McLaughlin (Glasgow North East), John McNally , Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West), Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North), John Nicolson (Ochil and South Perthshire), Brendan O'Hara (Argyll and Bute), Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire), Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East), Alyn Smith , Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West), Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central), Richard Thomson , Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire), Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire).

11 Liberal Democrat MPs: Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland), Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife), Daisy Cooper (St Albans), Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton), Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale), Wera Hobhouse , Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West), Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon), Sarah Olney (Richmond Park), Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross), Munira Wilson .

Eight Democratic Unionist Party MPs: Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry), Jeffrey M Donaldson (Lagan Valley), Paul Girvan (South Antrim), Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann), Ian Paisley (North Antrim), Gavin Robinson (Belfast East), Jim Shannon , Sammy Wilson (East Antrim).

Three Plaid Cymru MPs: Ben Lake , Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd), Hywel Williams .

Two SDLP MPs: Colum Eastwood , Claire Hanna (Belfast South).

One Green Party MP: Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion).

One Alliance MP: Stephen Farry (North Down).

Two Independent MPs: Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr), Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West).

Tellers for the noes were: SNP MPs David Linden (Glasgow East) and Owen Thompson .

- No vote recorded (this does not automatically equate to an abstention but in many cases will be)

Two Conservative MPs: Owen Paterson (North Shropshire), John Redwood .

36 Labour MPs: Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington), Tonia Antoniazzi , Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse), Olivia Blake (Sheffield, Hallam), Ben Bradshaw , Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West), Richard Burgon (Leeds East), Dawn Butler (Brent Central), Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark), Stella Creasy , Janet Daby (Lewisham East), Geraint Davies (Swansea West), Peter Dowd , Rosie Duffield , Clive Efford , Florence Eshalomi , Mary Kelly Foy (City of Durham), Barry Gardiner (Brent North), Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood), Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch), Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton), Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North), Darren Jones (Bristol North West), Clive Lewis (Norwich South), Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles), Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden), John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington), Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North), Ian Mearns , Kate Osamor , Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown), Andy Slaughter , Zarah Sultana (Coventry South), Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East), Beth Winter (Cynon Valley), Mohammad Yasin .

Two Independent MPs: Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North), Claudia Webbe (Leicester East).

DOWN TO THE WIRE: TIMELINE OF THE BREXIT SAGA

January 23, 2013 - Under intense pressure from many of his own MPs and with the rise of Ukip, prime minister David Cameron promises an in-out referendum on EU membership if the Conservatives win the 2015 general election.

May 7, 2015 - The Tories unexpectedly make sweeping gains over Ed Miliband's Labour Party and secure a majority in the Commons. Mr Cameron vows to deliver his manifesto pledge of an EU referendum.

June 23, 2016 - The UK votes to leave the EU in a shock result that sees 52% of the public support Brexit and Mr Cameron quickly resigns as prime minister.

July 13, 2016 - Theresa May takes over as prime minister. Despite having backed Remain, she promises to 'rise to the challenge' of negotiating the UK's exit.

November 10, 2016 - The High Court rules against the Government and says Parliament must hold a vote to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the mechanism that begins the exit from the EU. Mrs May says the ruling will not stop her from invoking the legislation by April 2017.

March 29, 2017 - Mrs May triggers Article 50. European Council president Donald Tusk says it is not a happy occasion, telling a Brussels press conference his message to the UK is: 'We already miss you. Thank you and goodbye.'

April 18, 2017 - Mrs May announces a snap general election to be held on June 8.

June 8, 2017 - There is humiliation for Mrs May as she loses her Commons majority after her election gamble backfires. She becomes head of a minority Conservative administration propped up by the Democratic Unionist Party.

September 22, 2017 - In a crucial Brexit speech in Florence, Mrs May sends a message to EU leaders by saying: 'We want to be your strongest friend and partner as the EU and UK thrive side by side.' She says she is proposing an 'implementation period' of 'around two years' after Brexit when existing market access arrangements will apply.

March 19, 2018 - The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, says he and Brexit secretary David Davis have taken a 'decisive step' towards agreeing a joint legal text on the UK's EU withdrawal but warns there are still outstanding issues relating to the Irish border.

July 6, 2018 - A crunch Cabinet meeting at Chequers agrees Mrs May's new Brexit plans, including the creation of a new UK-EU free trade area for goods. But not all who attend are happy with the compromises.

July 8 and July 9, 2018 - Mr Davis resigns from the Government in protest while the following day Boris Johnson quits as foreign secretary, claiming the plans mean 'we are truly headed for the status of colony' of the EU.

November 14, 2018 - In a statement outside 10 Downing Street after a five-hour Cabinet meeting, Mrs May says that Cabinet has agreed the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

November 15, 2018 - Dominic Raab resigns as Brexit secretary, saying he 'cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU'. Other resignations follow.

November 25, 2018 - The 27 EU leaders endorse the Brexit deal.

December 12, 2018 - Mrs May survives an attempt to oust her with a vote of no confidence as Tory MPs vote by 200 to 117 in the secret ballot in Westminster.

January 15, 2019 - MPs reject Mrs May's Brexit plans by an emphatic 432 to 202 in an historic vote which throws the future of her administration and the nature of the UK's EU withdrawal into doubt.

March 20, 2019 - Mrs May tells the House of Commons that she has written to Mr Tusk to request an extension to Article 50 Brexit negotiations to June 30.

March 29, 2019 - MPs reject Mrs May's Withdrawal Agreement for a third time - by 286 votes to 344 - on the day the UK was due to leave the EU.

April 10, 2019 - The EU agrees a 'flexible extension' to Brexit until October 31. Mrs May says the 'choices we now face are stark and the timetable is clear'.

May 23, 2019 - Nigel Farage's Brexit Party comes out on top in the European elections, while the pro-EU Liberal Democrats also make gains.

May 24, 2019 - Mrs May announces she is standing down as Tory Party leader on June 7. She says: 'It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit.'

July 23, 2019 - Mr Johnson is elected as leader of the Conservative Party and becomes the UK's new Prime Minister after defeating Jeremy Hunt.

August 20, 2019 - The new Prime Minister is rebuffed by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker after demanding major changes to Irish border arrangements in a new Brexit deal.

August 28, 2019 - The Queen is dragged into the Brexit row as Mr Johnson requests the prorogation of Parliament from early September to mid-October.

September 4, 2019 - MPs vote to approve legislation aimed at preventing a no-deal Brexit. Mr Johnson orders a purge of rebel Tories who opposed the Government including former chancellors Philip Hammond and Sir Kenneth Clarke.

The Prime Minister attempts to trigger an early general election but fails to get the required support of two-thirds of MPs.

September 24, 2019 - The Supreme Court rules that the PM's advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament until October 14 was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating Parliament.

October 2, 2019 - Mr Johnson puts forward his formal Brexit plan to the EU, revealing his blueprint to solve the Irish border issue.

October 10, 2019 - Mr Johnson and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar say they can see a 'pathway to a deal', in a joint statement after key talks at a luxury hotel in Cheshire.

October 17, 2019 - After intense negotiations, the Prime Minister announces the UK has reached a 'great deal' with the EU which 'takes back control' and means that 'the UK can come out of the EU as one United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, together'.

October 19, 2019 - In the first Saturday sitting of the Commons in 37 years Mr Johnson seeks the support of MPs in a 'meaningful vote' on his new deal but instead they back an amendment forcing him to seek a delay.

October 22, 2019 - The Prime Minister mounts an attempt to fast-track his Brexit deal through Parliament but puts the plans on ice after MPs vote against his foreshortened timetable.

October 28, 2019 - EU leaders agree to a second Brexit 'flextension' until January 31 unless Parliament ratifies the deal sooner.

October 29, 2019 - Mr Johnson finally succeeds at the fourth attempt in winning Commons support for a general election on December 12.

December 12, 2019 - Having campaigned on a promise to 'get Brexit done', Mr Johnson secures a landslide win at the election and with an 80-seat majority.

January 8, 2020 - New European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen visits No 10 to warn Mr Johnson the timetable for a post-Brexit trade deal is 'very, very tight'. The Prime Minister is clear however there will be no extension to the transition period, which expires at the end of 2020.

January 9, 2020 - Mr Johnson gets his Brexit deal through the Commons as the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill is given a third reading with a majority of 99.

January 31, 2020 - A clock projected on the walls of Downing Street counts down the moments to the UK's departure from the EU at 11pm.

March 2, 2020 - Mr Barnier and Mr Johnson's chief EU adviser David Frost open formal talks in Brussels on Britain's future relationship with the bloc, including a free trade agreement.

March 12, 2020 - The two sides announce they are suspending face-to-face talks due to the coronavirus pandemic and will explore the options for continuing the negotiations by video conferencing.

June 12, 2020 - Cabinet office minister Michael Gove formally tells the EU the UK will not sign up to an extension to the transition period, but he backtracks on plans to immediately introduce full border checks with the bloc on January 1.

September 10, 2020 - The European Commission threatens the UK with legal action after ministers announce plans for legislation enabling them to override provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement relating to Northern Ireland in breach of international law.

October 16, 2020 - Mr Johnson says he is halting talks on a trade deal accusing EU leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels of seeking to impose 'unacceptable' demands.

November 7, 2020 - Mr Johnson and Mrs von der Leyen agree to 'redouble' their efforts to get a deal while acknowledging that significant differences remain over fisheries and the so-called 'level playing field' for state aid rules.

December 4, 2020 - Lord Frost and Mr Barnier announce in a joint statement the conditions for an agreement had still not been met and negotiations will be put on 'pause' to allow political leaders to take stock, with Mr Johnson and Mrs Von der Leyen to engage in emergency talks.

December 7, 2020 - In a key move to ease tensions, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove and EU counterpart Maroš Šefčovič settle the row over the Withdrawal Agreement, meaning planned clauses that would have overridden the divorce terms are dropped.

December 9, 2020 - Mr Johnson and Mrs Von der Leyen dine at the European Commission, with talks between the two leaders lasting around three hours.

They warned 'very large gaps' remain, but authorised further discussions between the negotiating teams, with a 'firm decision' due on Sunday.

December 10, 2020 - Ms von der Leyen pushes the button on the EU's No Deal contingency plans. Mr Johnson warns No Deal is now a strong possibility.

December 11, 2020 - Mr Johnson says No Deal is 'very very likely' and the most probably outcome from the standoff.

December 16, 2020 - At the last PMQs of the year, Mr Johnson insists the UK will 'prosper mightily' whatever the result of the talks.

December 17, 2020 - MPs are sent home for Christmas with a warning that they will be recalled if a Brexit deal needs to be passed into law before January 1.

December 19, 2020 - Mr Johnson announces that a mutant version of coronavirus has been identified in the UK. A host of countries impose travel restrictions, with France saying no freight will be allowed in for 48 hours. It sparks fears over supermarket shortages, although Brexiteers complain it is partly strong arm tactics in the negotiations.

Christmas Eve, 2020 - a Brexit deal is finally sealed between the two sides, with Mr Johnson insisting it 'takes back control' and Ms von der Leyen saying it is 'fair'.

December 30, 2020 - MPs and Peers are set to pass the legislation underpinning the agreement

11pm December 31, 2020 - The Brexit transition period will end and the UK will be under new trade - or WTO - terms.

I see no traps... that's why I'll seize our day of destiny

Commentary by Andrew Bridgen, Tory MP for North West Leicestershire

Andrew Bridgen , Tory MP for North West Leicestershire

The hour of freedom approaches. The moment of destiny is almost here. In just two days, Britain will once again take its place on the global stage as an independent nation.

That inspirational reality was fulfilled last week by the impressive Brexit trade deal negotiated by the British Government and the EU, heralding a new era of free co-operation in place of the former dominance by Brussels.

It was the cause of Euroscepticism that first led to my involvement in politics 20 years ago, when I joined the group Business For Sterling to campaign against Britain's membership of the single currency, then an enthusiasm of Tony Blair's. And as a member of the European Research Group in Parliament – which consists of Eurosceptic MPs – I wouldn't back anything undermining our independence.

But I'm satisfied the deal reached by the Prime Minister and his chief negotiator Lord Frost fully achieves the goal of Brexit. Since the welcome news of the breakthrough on Christmas Eve, I've seen nothing in the small print of real concern, though I would have preferred Parliament to have more time to scrutinise it.

Even so, it does not appear there are any nasty traps in the document. Indeed, I'm tremendously reassured by the verdict yesterday of the ERG Star Chamber – made up of the incisive minds of the ex-Cabinet minister David Jones, the lawyer Martin Howe and the veteran expert Sir Bill Cash – which stated that the deal is 'consistent with UK sovereignty'.

In practice, Britain has everything it wants. From January, our country will decide its own laws, fix its own immigration rules, conclude its own international trade agreements, set its own taxes and make its own social policies. We are truly about to 'take back control', to quote the slogan of the Leave campaign.

Free movement will end, as will the jurisdiction of the European courts and the vast contributions to Brussels' coffers. If you had offered me such a deal even before the Brexit campaign began, I would have bitten off not just your hands, but your arms and legs as well.

Andrew Bridgen, Tory MP for North West Leicestershire said: 'I'm satisfied the deal reached by the Prime Minister and his chief negotiator Lord Frost fully achieves the goal of Brexit'

One of the beauties of the deal is a four-year break clause allowing a full review of its operation. Either side can walk away if they're unhappy.

But the EU will be only too grateful for any future trading relationship with Britain as the bloc's share of the global economy diminishes. In contrast, freed from the shackles of the EU's bureaucratic regulation, Britain will flourish, exploiting our advantages of a flexible labour market, a world lead in innovation (in artificial intelligence and digital technology), the gift of the English language and our cultural power.

We could, for instance, create a free trade area with Canada, Australia and New Zealand based on our shared heritage and head of state.

In the final negotiations, the biggest obstacle was fishing rights, since control of our waters is a symbol of nationhood. But here, too, I am satisfied – although the gradual cut in EU quotas is smaller than we had hoped.

The terms give us nine months' notice to depart the fisheries accord, while the transition period of five and a half years will provide time to rebuild coastal communities.

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