The UK government is facing the threat of a defeat by backbenchers when MPs vote on its flagship EU legislation.
Led by Conservative MP and former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the rebels want to insert a legal guarantee that MPs should get a vote on any final Brexit deal before it is finalised.
The amendment, which could be backed by the opposition Labour Party, will be debated later.
Theresa May said she is listening to MPs’ concerns, while Brexit Secretary David Davis has written to Tory MPs.
Ahead of the vote, Davis wrote to all Conservative members on Wednesday (13 December) morning promising ‘a meaningful vote’ on Brexit.
He said there will be a vote in parliament ‘as soon as possible’ after an agreement with the EU is reached, adding: ‘Our entire approach to the bill has been to listen to MPs.’
The UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019, and the EU Withdrawal Bill is a key part of the Westminster exit strategy.
The bill is currently making its way through parliament, where MPs from across the House of Commons have been trying to amend it.
