Lawmakers voted by 326 to 290 in favour of backing legislation
The draft, which now requires formal assent by Queen Elizabeth II to become law, would seek to postpone Brexit beyond the current deadline of October 31
The House of Commons voted against the deal by 312 votes to 308
Businesses meanwhile are stepping up their demands on May to make a deal with the bloc that protects their interests
May is seeking recognition of the progress made so far and agreement of 'ambitious plans' that could see talks on post-Brexit ties begin in Dec
In essence, the 27 need to trust May that Britain will pay much more than is on the table
It is not clear whether either ministers or the EU will support May's customs plan, under which Britain would need to closely mirror EU regulations on goods
Negotiators are working through the weekend to try to find tweaks to the deal May negotiated last year to make it more acceptable to Parliament
The slow progress in 2 years of Brexit talks has stoked fears Britain could leave EU without a deal
The British economy has weakened in the face of a confounding array of uncertainties
Confederation of British Industry President Paul Drechsler will appeal for a "single, clear strategy"
United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May said she is weighing a plan that would keep the UK bound to European rules for longer, in an attempt to break the deadlock in talks
The deal has been denounced by both supporters and opponents of Brexit.
PM Theresa May gets her agreement on UK's divorce from European Union at a special summit in Brussels, with leaders of the 27 other member countries backing the legal text
If No Deal was on the ballot, it would split the pro-Brexit vote between May's Brexit and a No Deal Brexit
Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle walked purposefully down the central aisle of the House of Commons and picked up a five foot long piece of priceless silver jewelry
With less than six weeks until Brexit day, May met European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker hoping for progress on the "Irish backstop"
Once UK is out of European Union and local district elections on May 2 are over, she'll have no reason to stay in office, says a senior minister
A third defeat of May's divorce deal, after her pledge to quit if it was passed, left one of the weakest leaders in a generation grappling with a perilous crisis over Brexit
May stressed that the 27 EU leaders would need to know why Brexit should be pushed back again before approving her request, which needs unanimous support