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		</div><p>British MPs delivered a first tie in a Commons vote since 1993 over a proposal seeking to allow a third round of indicative votes on Brexit alternatives.</p>
<p>They voted by 310 to 310 on Labour MP Hilary Benn&#8217;s amendment, with Speaker John Bercow casting his vote, in line with precedent, with the noes.</p>
<p>This meant Mr Benn&#8217;s amendment was defeated by 311 votes to 310, majority one.</p>
<p>Mr Benn&#8217;s amendment was connected to a motion outlining the timetable for the latest backbench takeover of the Commons agenda.</p>
<p>His proposal sought further Brexit indicative votes on Monday April 8.</p>
<p>Explaining his decision Mr Bercow said: <em>“In accordance with precedent and on the principle that important decisions should not be taken except by a majority I cast my vote with the noes.</em></p>
<p><em>“The noes have it, by casting vote 311 to 310, that is the proper way in which to proceed.”</em></p>
<p>Conservative former minister Patrick McLoughlin raised a point of order asking for Mr Bercow to explain when this had last happened, to which the Speaker said:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;In my recollection, and I’ve been saying this to audiences across the country so I hope it’s right, is that the last occasion on which the Speaker had to exercise a casting vote was in 1993.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>He said that was “pertaining to the Maastricht Treaty Bill”, and his predecessor in the chair Betty Boothroyd cast her vote “in the way that she did against that amendment”.</p>
<p>He added:<em> “And the rationale… for the exercise of the casting vote that is that, as I’ve said, that it is not for the chair to create a majority that doesn’t otherwise exist.”</em></p>
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