Well, just in case you've missed it, it's great actually to be able to send you some good news: This evening in the Lords 83 Labour peers (44% of the total) and 17 Tories defied their party whip to vote for Lord Alli's EEA amendment. Perhaps we can dare to hope that pressure such as our petition - which, as you know, I sent to as many peers as possible yesterday - are having some effect as back-up for the valiant efforts of Lords Alli, Adonis and others? Here are the voting figures. https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/lords-divisions/?dd=2018-05-08&division=3 8 May 2018 - Division 3 European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Lord Alli moved amendment 110A, in clause 19, page 15, line 21, at end to insert: “(2B) But none of the remaining provisions may come into force until it is a negotiating objective of the Government to ensure that an international agreement has been made which enables the United Kingdom to continue to participate in the European Economic Area after exit day. (2C) Regulations under this Act may not repeal or amend subsection (2B).” The House divided: Contents: 247 | Not Contents: 218 | Result: GOVERNMENT DEFEAT CONTENTS Total: 247 .Bishops 2 .Conservative 17 .Crossbench 50 .Labour 83 * Adams of Craigielea, Baroness Content * Adonis, Lord Content * Alli, Lord Content * Anderson of Swansea, Lord Content * Andrews, Baroness Content * Armstrong of Hill Top, Baroness Content * Bach, Lord Content * Bakewell, Baroness Content * Berkeley, Lord Content * Bradley, Lord Content * Bragg, Lord Content * Brennan, Lord Content * Brooke of Alverthorpe, Lord Content * Browne of Ladyton, Lord Content * Carter of Coles, Lord Content * Cashman, Lord Content * Chandos, Viscount Content * Corston, Baroness Content * Crawley, Baroness Content * Cunningham of Felling, Lord Content * Darzi of Denham, Lord Content * Davies of Stamford, Lord Content * Desai, Lord Content * Drayson, Lord Content * Dubs, Lord Content * Elder, Lord Content * Evans of Watford, Lord Content * Faulkner of Worcester, Lord Content * Foulkes of Cumnock, Lord Content * Giddens, Lord Content * Golding, Baroness Content * Gordon of Strathblane, Lord Content * Hain, Lord Content * Hanworth, Viscount Content * Haskel, Lord Content * Haworth, Lord Content * Henig, Baroness Content * Hunt of Chesterton, Lord Content * Jay of Paddington, Baroness Content * Judd, Lord Content * Kennedy of The Shaws, Baroness Content * Kinnock of Holyhead, Baroness Content * Kinnock, Lord Content * Knight of Weymouth, Lord Content * Lawrence of Clarendon, Baroness Content * Layard, Lord Content * Levy, Lord Content * Liddell of Coatdyke, Baroness Content * Liddle, Lord Content * Lister of Burtersett, Baroness Content * Livermore, Lord Content * Mandelson, Lord Content * Massey of Darwen, Baroness Content * Maxton, Lord Content * McDonagh, Baroness Content * Mendelsohn, Lord Content * Morgan of Huyton, Baroness Content * Morgan, Lord Content * Morris of Handsworth, Lord Content * Morris of Yardley, Baroness Content * Nye, Baroness Content * Pendry, Lord Content * Pitkeathley, Baroness Content * Puttnam, Lord Content * Quin, Baroness Content * Ramsay of Cartvale, Baroness Content * Reid of Cardowan, Lord Content * Rogers of Riverside, Lord Content * Rooker, Lord Content * Royall of Blaisdon, Baroness Content * Sawyer, Lord Content * Smith of Leigh, Lord Content * Snape, Lord Content * Soley, Lord Content * Stone of Blackheath, Lord Content * Tomlinson, Lord Content * Triesman, Lord Content * Turnberg, Lord Content * Watts, Lord Content * Whitaker, Baroness Content * Woolmer of Leeds, Lord Content * Young of Norwood Green, Lord Content * Young of Old Scone, Baroness Content .Liberal Democrat 84 .Other 11 NOT CONTENTS Total: 218 .Conservative 185 .Crossbench 21 .Labour 3 * Howarth of Newport, Lord Not Content * Mallalieu, Baroness Not Content ^ Moonie, Lord Not Content .Other 9 ....... I've noticed that quite a lot of people have signed our petition in the past few hours. Looks like it's Game On for us! Here are the contact details for any MPs and peers you may want to encourage in their #StopBrexit and / or #PeoplesVote afforts: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/ https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/ Thank you as ever - and do please feel free to share in the Comments box below your further thoughts and ideas about how we can make progress. Very best, Hilary