David Mundell has thrown his support behind Theresa May stating that the Brexit amendments last night sent a strong and clear message to the EU.
Speaking to ITV he defended the Government's stance and his voting on changing the Withdrawal Agreement, which previously he said could not be changed.
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When asked if he was right about whether the backstop could change or not, he said: "What I said is it was quite clear that the backstop in the agreement was the issue that made MPs reject it overwhelmingly.
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"After tonight's vote, it's very clear that if the backstop was changed, and the Prime Minister didn't duck the challenge of that, that we would be capable of getting a majority in Parliament.
"I think the message to the EU was very clear two weeks ago, that the agreement as is will not get a majority in Parliament."
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David Mundell had previously said that the backstop could not be changed and was quizzed as to why he had decided to vote with the Government on attempting to change the backstop.
Mr Mundell stated that circumstances in the last two weeks and a defeat in the House of Commons had forced the Government to change.
He said: "We lost by 230 votes, it was clear that the agreement as it was, as it is, will not command a majority in Parliament.
"If we are to get an agreement through, and I believe the EU want an agreement, I believe they want an orderly Brexit just as we do, then a change will have to be made to get a majority in Parliament.
"There is a majority, 317 MPs said that they would back an agreement if there was a change to the backstop.
When quizzed on previous comments Mr Mundell had made about the EU not wanting to reopen the agreement as it couldn't be changed, Mr Mundell said: "I don't think the EU wants to reopen the agreement but we all have to face up to the facts, and the facts are that there is not a majority in the House of Commons for that agreement.
"What tonight had indicated is that there is a potentially a majority for an agreement with a revisal to the backstop."
Following the vote last night, there was no immediate announcement of any plan for Mrs May to visit Brussels, where MEPs were due to debate Brexit after an address from European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Mr Juncker met the European commissioners on Wednesday morning to discuss new plans for dealing with a no-deal Brexit, said a spokesman.
A spokesman for European Council president Donald Tusk announced that he will speak by phone with Mrs May on Wednesday evening.
Following Tuesday night's votes in the House of Commons, Mr Tusk's spokesman said: "The Withdrawal Agreement is and remains the best and only way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.
"The backstop is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for re-negotiation."
Brussels' chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told reporters that the EU's position was "very clear", while Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said the backstop remained "necessary" and French President Emmanual Macron said the Withdrawal Agreement was "not renegotiable".
The European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, said there was "no majority to re-open or dilute" the Withdrawal Agreement.
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