Greek parliament approves bailout reform package - as it happened

Closing summary: Tsipras faces down rebels to win bailout vote

Time to wrap up, with a quick recap, as dawn prepares to break over Athens.

Greek MPs have voted by a wide margin to approve the latest economic reforms demanded by its lenders.

At another late-night session in parliament, 230 MPs backed the plan while just 63 opposed it.

And Alexis Tsipras again faced down rebels within his own party who oppose a third bailout. 36 Syriza MPs either voted no or abstained, three fewer than at a similar vote last week.

The vote clears the way for Greece to begin formal talks with its lenders on a three-year package of loans that could be worth €86bn.

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