The Stormont brake gets the backing of the majority of MPs, but feisty exchanges show the debate on the new deal between the UK and EU is far from over.
The prime minister said his plan, including new trade lanes, the reduction in EU laws, and the so-called Stormont brake - to stop changes to or new laws being brought in from the EU - offered a better future for Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
A number of Conservative politicians gave the plan their support, with former Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith saying the framework had made"huge strides". Conservative former minister Vicky Ford, who grew up in Northern Ireland, echoed his point, adding:"The people of Northern Ireland, and indeed the people in the UK, need to move on."
The new agreement got the backing of Labour, with shadow Northern Ireland secretary Peter Kyle saying:"My party will be voting in unanimity today. It is [the Conservative] party that is getting in the way of getting this across the line, because it is [their] party that is split over how to vote on the issue before today.
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