Article 50FZJ Johnson's majority slashed as 38 Tory rebels fire warning shot over Huawei's involvement in 5G - as it happened

Johnson's majority slashed as 38 Tory rebels fire warning shot over Huawei's involvement in 5G - as it happened

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Andrew Sparrow
from Science | The Guardian on (#50FZJ)

MPs vote down Iain Duncan Smith's amendment by 306 votes to 282, cutting Boris Johnson's working majority of 87

5.45pm GMT

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5.20pm GMT

The official division list for the Huawei vote is now up.

Some 38 Tory MPs actively rebelled - two serving as tellers, and 36 voting against the government. That is 10 more than the number of Conservatives who signed the Iain Duncan Smith amendment that was put to the vote.

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