MPs backed an amendment to the Finance Bill, which would limit the scope for tax changes following a no deal unless authorised by MPs, by 303 to 296 votes. Commons amendment is designed to make a no-deal exit harder by limiting the Treasury's ability to raise certain taxes after the UK left, without the explicit consent of Parliament. This vote results reduced the credibility of Brexiteers saying the UK would leave the EU on 29 March, come what may. Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who took the leadership of Remainers tweeted about this latest vote "It shows that there is no majority in Parliament, the cabinet or the country for crashing out of the EU without an agreement."
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