ANTOINETTE Sandbach was one of 11 Conservative MPs who pushed through a rule to ensure Parliament gets a 'meaningful' vote on the final Brexit deal.

The member for Eddisbury joined Tory rebels who backed an amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on Wednesday, December 13.

Cheers sounded in the Commons when it became clear MPs had approved the amendment, which would require any Brexit deal to be approved by a separate Act of Parliament before it could be implemented.

Ms Sandbach told the House of Commons that she could not support the 'sweeping' bill's powers without the amendment, which had been proposed by Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general.

"I'm afraid I'm not willing to give away parliamentary sovereignty that I exercise on behalf of my constituents for some residual control to the executive," she said.

"If the minister needs that power in relation to the withdrawal bill he needs to come back to this House and ask for it.

"I found his explanation utterly unconvincing at the despatch box."

MPs voted in favour of the amendment by 309 to 305, with the result marking a key Brexit defeat for Theresa May's Government.

Following the vote, Ms Sandbach wrote on Twitter: "I voted for democracy and scrutiny by Parliament.

"A meaningful vote is an important principal and one of Government agrees with."