MPs vote in favour of regulations to implement the Stormont Brake section of Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework deal.
The deal aims to fix post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland - the Stormont Brake gives Assembly members the chance to raise objections.
Despite dissent from his own MPs, the controversial part of the deal is approved by 515 votes to 29
Several high-profile Tory MPs said they would vote against it - Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel among them.
The DUP did not support it - it has been boycotting the NI Assembly due to the current post-Brexit trading arrangements.
Members of a key group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs also advised members to vote against it.
Who are the 22 Tory rebels?
In the end, only 22 Tory MPs voted against the Stormont Brake, fewer than Rishi Sunak might have feared.
But there are some striking names on that list, which includes two ex-prime ministers, a former party leader and other recognisable names. See it in full below.
Adam Afriyie
Sir Jake Berry
Peter Bone
Sir William Cash
Sir Christopher Chope
Simon Clarke
Richard Drax
Sir James Duddridge
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Mark Francois
Jonathan Gullis
Adam Holloway
Andrea Jenkyns
Boris Johnson
David Jones
Danny Kruger
Craig Mackinlay
Dr Matthew Offord
Priti Patel
John Redwood
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Liz Truss
They were joined in the voting lobbies by six DUP MPs and Andrew Bridgen, a suspended Tory who now sits as an independent.
The Stormont brake passed comfortably, but it's worth noting that without support from Labour and other opposition parties, the government would have lost the vote.
In the end, 48 Tory MPs didn't vote at all and only 280 - well below a parliamentary majority - positively voted with the government.
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