So if May came back with an alternative plan, that could be amended by MPs, giving parliament far more scope in setting the direction. Bercow provoked fury from the Tory benches for selecting the amendment, which government sources alleged went against the advice of the House of Commons. Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, said Bercow should publish the advice he received from the Commons clerks. Before the vote, MPs made heated points of order for more than an hour, many criticising the Speaker. “The terms of the order, I must advise the house, do not say no amendment can be selected or moved.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2019 14:29 UTC