UK Brexit Minister Raab speaking

  • Terms of meaningful vote on Brexit deal will be for speaker to decide
  • Amendments to meaningful vote cannot delay or prevent Brexit
  • important Parliament is presented with clear choice in meaningful vote on Brexit deal
  • The Brexit deal motion will be amendable.
  • We will hold a meaningful vote on Brexit deal expeditiously, but must be time for Parliament to scrutinize deal

Last week Raab upset some MPs after suggesting Parliament might not get a so-called "meaningful vote" on any Brexit deal (amend what PM May decides).

The GBPUSD remains nearer the lows for the day, trading in a 1.2955 to 1.2984 over the last 3 hourly bars.