Theresa May might have been given the mandate she was seeking to go back to Brussels with her Brexit deal – but it doesn’t mean the EU has to listen. After MPs voted on a number of amendments to her Withdrawal Agreement, she said she and other members of the Government will be speaking with the European Union about ‘how we address the House’s views’ on a Brexit deal. But it won’t be smooth sailing. European Commission president Donald Tusk has already said the Withdrawal Agreement is ‘not open for re-negotiation’. Theresa May addresses MPs following the results of voting on amendments (Picture: PA) It looked to be a sucessful night for the PM as the final amendment to her Brexit deal – to replace the Irish backstop – was passed. Before the voting began, Theresa May urged MPs to give her the ‘clearest possible mandate’ to go back to Brussels and re-open Brexit negotiations. STIs in over 55s on the rise, yet 65% never use condoms She called for MPs to back the amendment by senior Tory Graham Brady to replace the backstop with ‘alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border’ in order to get her deal passed in the Commons. Advertisement Advertisement MPs approved Conservative MP Sir Graham Brady’s Brexit amendment by 317 votes to 301 – a majority of 16. Following the result, she said: ‘Tonight a majority of members have said they would support a deal with changes to the backstop combined with measures to address concerns over Parliament’s role in the negotiation of the future relationship and commitments on workers’ rights in law where need be. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video ‘It’s now clear there is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable majority in this House for leaving the EU with a deal. ‘We will now take this mandate forward and seek to obtain legally binding changes to the Withdrawal Agreement that deal with concerns on the backstop while guaranteeing no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.’ But in a statement, a spokesman for Mr Tusk said there would be no such changes to May’s original deal. He said: ‘We welcome and share the UK Parliament’s ambition to avoid a no-deal scenario. Donald Tusk says no to re-negotiations on May’s Brexit deal (Picture: Wenn) ‘We continue to urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible. Advertisement Advertisement ‘The Withdrawal Agreement is and remains the best and only way to ensure an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. ‘The backstop is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, and the Withdrawal Agreement is not open for re-negotiation.’ How MPs have voted on Brexit Plan B amendments Labour’s ‘stop no-deal’ amendment: Defeated To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video MPs voted against an amendment f