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Scottish voters voted 60/40 to remain. A lot of constituencies of Labour MPs voted to leave, which put those MPs in a difficult situation as they couldn't really be seen to vote against this bill.
What Labour should've done is make it clear that the EU referendum only asked the question on whether we should leave the EU or not. It did not mention anything about leaving the single market or exiting the customs union. Those should've been raised at every opportunity and could have been used as a reason to vote against the bill en masse by Labour MPs, whilst maintaining some credibility with their constituents.
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If Labour knew it was a losing game with the amendments, don't put in a whip.
Make a shitload of noise. (see SNP)
Or alternatively REFUSE to vote for article50 and explain that you cannot safeguard workers rights, but clearly point out it's the fault of the Tories, and you will vote for it when the safeguards are in, which the Tories won't do, see it's THEIR fault.
The SNP is equally stuck here, but they've sent the right messages and tried harder.