Greg Dyke London The single market should be an anathema to all Green party members but not to Caroline Lucas (Why I will vote against triggering article 50, theguardian.com, 27 November).
If it's just yes or no, the vote could happen quickly - and probably within Theresa May's previously stated timetable of triggering article 50 by the end of March.
The prime minister made a speech on triggering article 50 minutes after the European council president, Donald Tusk, confirmed he had received notification.
Asked on BBC1's The Andrew Marr Show about the possible fallout from the government triggering article 50 in time for an exit before the next general election, Smith said reapplying for membership again was theoretically possible.
Lord Keen, the Westminster government's advocate general for Scotland, said that triggering article 50 would not damage the existing devolution architecture of the UK.
Shaw says that would produce a clear political mandate for not triggering article 50 if parliament makes it clear that's no longer people's will.
Several Labour MPs intervened to say that they could not support the amended motion, with Tottenham MP David Lammy saying his remain-supporting constituents would not want him to support triggering article 50.
Gina Miller – the woman at the vanguard of the legal battle to prevent Theresa May triggering article 50 without parliament's approval – is used to a scrap.
Dominic Grieve, the former Conservative attorney general, said MPs should be given the chance to vote on triggering article 50.
Now a crossbench peer, Kerr said parliament, including himself, would "not have the guts" to vote down any government bill triggering article 50, the start point for the two-year EU negotiations.
Nick Clegg, Keir Starmer and Andrew Tyrie, Tory chair of the treasury committee, call for the government to lay out its plan before triggering article 50.
