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Brexit live: Tories announce 10-week deadline for new leader as Corbyn fights coup Brexit live: Cameron and Corbyn address rebellious Commons in wake of Brexit vote
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Harriet Harman, the former Labour deputy leader, says the country will pay a bitter price for last week’s vote. The Brexit leaders have created an atmosphere where some people think it is open season on foreigners. Does Cameron agree that the government is to blame for problems with public services, not foreigners.
Cameron thanks Harman for appearing on cross-party platforms during the campaign. He says all MPs agree on the need to oppose intolerance.
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Responding to the Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, Cameron says ensuring the UK retains access to the single market will be one of the biggest challenges for the renegotiation.
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Cameron suggests UK should stay in the single market
Angus Robertson, the SNP leader in Westminster, says that Scotland is part of Europe and that it will do everything it can to stay part of Europe. That could include having another independence referendum, he says.
He asks if there are any plans to raise interest rates.
And he says the government should not introduce further austerity measures.
Cameron says he wants the best deal for the UK, including Scotland.
Interest rates are a matter for the Bank of England, he says. And future budgets will be a matter for the new government.
But he says Scotland benefits from being in two single markets. It should try to remain in both, he says.
(During the campaign Vote Leave said explicitly that they did not think the UK should remain in the single market.)
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Cameron says it is up to the new government to decide whether to join the EEA
Back in the Commons Kenneth Clarke, the Conservative former chancellor, asks Cameron if he agrees that, when MPs vote on all the legislation Brexit requires, they should follow their judgment, not be guided by a plebiscite. He also asks Cameron if he supports joining the European Economic Area. The EEA suits countries like Norway and Iceland where politicians want to be in the EU, but they cannot persuade the public, Clarke says.
Cameron says he agrees that parliament is sovereign, but he says MPs must respect the result of the referendum.
He says it will be up to the new government to decide whether to join the EEA.
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Rajeev Syal
Jeremy Corbyn plans to address a rally of grassroots supporters at the gates of parliament tonight after facing down his critics within the Parliamentary Labour party.
Labour’s leader will at first attend a crucial meeting of MPs where he is expected to face calls for his resignation including former members of his shadow cabinet.
But after calling for party unity, he plans to address a Momentum rally on Parliament Square, 20 yards from the parliamentary estate, sources said.
He may well be flanked at the rally by up to 20 MPs, who among those who remain loyal to Labour’s leader.
The address will offer a stark reminder to MPs that Corbyn’s support remains outside the Parliamentary party which has always been hostile towards him.
A source close to his office confirmed that he would address the rally following the PLP meeting.
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Cameron is replying to Corbyn.
He says it is not right to fight the campaign again. All he knows, he says, is that he put everything into it.
He agrees with Corbyn about the importance of fighting intolerance.
He says the government remains committed to sound public finances.
In future, it will be up to the new government to decide who to react to economic circumstances.
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Corbyn ends on a personal note.
He says he has many disagreements with Cameron. But Cameron delivered equal marriage, against the wishes of many of his MPs. He praises Cameron for his response to Bloody Sunday, and for his response to the murder of Jo Cox.
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Corbyn urges Cameron to start exit negotiations now
Jeremy Corbyn is responding to Cameron.
He thanks people for voting. But he says the campaign was divisive and negative.
He says Labour accepts the result.
Many people feel disenfranchised and powerless, he says.
Communities have been let down - not by the EU, but by Tory governments.
He says half-truths and untruths during the campaign. Leave campaigners have now been distancing themselves from those, he says. For example, they have retreated from the claim that £350m per week will be available for the NHS>
He says there has been an increase in racist attacks. He urges the government to do all they can to stop them.
He says the country will not thank MPs for indulging in factional fighting.
He says neither wing of the Tory party has an exit plan. So Labour must be fully involved. It wants to protect social and employment rights, he says.
He says we cannot be in a state of paralysis for the next three months.
He says Cameron should begin negotiations when he goes to Brussels.
He asks Cameron to confirm that taxes will not go up.
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Cameron says a new civil service unit has been set up to prepare for the withdrawal negotiations. It will be staffed by the brightest and best from Westminster. It will prepare options for the new prime minister.
He says Oliver Letwin is overseeing the process. Letwin will not play a part in the Tory leadership contest. He will consider proposals from MPs from all sides of the House.
Cameron says he has consulted the devolved administrations, and London, and they will be involved in the process.
He will go to a summit in Brussels tomorrow but he will not invoke article 50 immediately, he says.
He says that it is important to stress Britain is not turning its back on the world.
Security cooperation with the EU will continue, he says.
He winds up by saying Britain is in a strong position.
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Cameron says the result is not the one he wanted. But he and the cabinet have agreed it must be respected.
He says hate crimes and attacks on foreigners must be stamped out. These people have come here and made a wonderful contribution, he says.
He says there will be no immediate changes to people’s rights.
The withdrawal negotiations will start under a new prime minister, he says.
He says the economy is well placed to face the challenges ahead.
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David Cameron's Commons statement on the EU referendum
David Cameron is giving his Commons statement on the referendum.
He says MPs voted for a referendum by a margin of six to one.
He welcomes the new MP for Tooting, Rosena Allin-Khan, who has just been sworn in. He advises her to keep her mobile phone on. She could be in the shadow cabinet by the end of the day, he jokes.
And I thought I was having a bad day ...
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Jennifer Rankin
The United States will retain its special relationship with the UK, US secretary of state John Kerry has said, but Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union would have consequences.
Speaking to the media in Brussels, the US’s most senior diplomat called for “sensitive, thoughtful, responsible and strategic” leadership, and said the US would do everything it could to make the transition “as sensible as possible”.
During the campaign, the US president Barack Obama made an heartfelt appeal for the UK to remain in the European Union, but now accepts the result.
“That’s democracy,” Kerry said. “We respect the rights of the voters, we respect the process, so it is now up to leaders to implement and do so in a way that is responsible, thoughtful, sensitive and strategic.”
But he stressed the rupture with the EU would have consequences. “Does that mean it doesn’t present difficulties? No there are challenges. Does that mean it is without any impact? No clearly that is not possible either, because there are consequences.”
The US secretary of state is heading to London to meet foreign secretary Philip Hammond. His main priority in Brussels was to stress enduring transatlantic ties with the EU.
“The United States cares about a strong EU,” Kerry said. “The interests and the values that brought is together are the same after that vote as they were before.”
He pleaded for leaders to avoid “scatterbrained or vengeful premises”.
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Britain Stronger In Europe chief says Corbyn should resignBritain Stronger In Europe chief says Corbyn should resign
Will Straw, a Labour candidate in the 2015 general election and executive director of Britain Stronger in Europe, has written a blog for the BSE website saying that Jeremy Corbyn undermined the remain campaign and that he should resign. Here’s an extract.Will Straw, a Labour candidate in the 2015 general election and executive director of Britain Stronger in Europe, has written a blog for the BSE website saying that Jeremy Corbyn undermined the remain campaign and that he should resign. Here’s an extract.
Jeremy Corbyn should follow David Cameron’s lead. Under his leadership, Labour is further removed from its industrial heartlands than ever before with 29 per cent of its supporters threatening to go elsewhere. New research from the IPPR think tank shows that the poorest families will be hit twice as hard by new inflation caused by sterling’s slide as the richest—many living in areas that voted overwhelmingly to leave.Jeremy Corbyn should follow David Cameron’s lead. Under his leadership, Labour is further removed from its industrial heartlands than ever before with 29 per cent of its supporters threatening to go elsewhere. New research from the IPPR think tank shows that the poorest families will be hit twice as hard by new inflation caused by sterling’s slide as the richest—many living in areas that voted overwhelmingly to leave.
Rather than making a clear and passionate Labour case for EU membership, Corbyn took a week’s holiday in the middle of the campaign and removed pro-EU lines from his speeches.Rather than making a clear and passionate Labour case for EU membership, Corbyn took a week’s holiday in the middle of the campaign and removed pro-EU lines from his speeches.
Rather than finding imaginative ways for Labour to present a united front and get its message across to wavering supporters, Corbyn vetoed a planned event featuring all Labour’s formers leaders.Rather than finding imaginative ways for Labour to present a united front and get its message across to wavering supporters, Corbyn vetoed a planned event featuring all Labour’s formers leaders.
Rather than confronting concerns about immigration with Labour’s values of contribution and reciprocity, Corbyn distanced himself from the manifesto commitment to restrict in work benefits for new arrivals to this country and planned a trip to Turkey to talk about “open borders”.Rather than confronting concerns about immigration with Labour’s values of contribution and reciprocity, Corbyn distanced himself from the manifesto commitment to restrict in work benefits for new arrivals to this country and planned a trip to Turkey to talk about “open borders”.
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The pound has hit a 31-year low against the dollar, my colleague Graeme Wearden reports on the business blog.The pound has hit a 31-year low against the dollar, my colleague Graeme Wearden reports on the business blog.
Related: Pound hits new 31-year low, as Brexit fears grip markets – business liveRelated: Pound hits new 31-year low, as Brexit fears grip markets – business live
ITV’s Robert Peston points out that this does not quite square with what Boris Johnson was saying in his Telegraph article this morning.ITV’s Robert Peston points out that this does not quite square with what Boris Johnson was saying in his Telegraph article this morning.
As sterling plummets to new 30-year low, could someone find out who told @BorisJohnson this pic.twitter.com/NKDI9RsyyiAs sterling plummets to new 30-year low, could someone find out who told @BorisJohnson this pic.twitter.com/NKDI9Rsyyi
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Parliament needs to approve move to trigger article 50, lawyers claimParliament needs to approve move to trigger article 50, lawyers claim
Owen BowcottOwen Bowcott
Any prime minister will need parliamentary approval to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty and initiate the UK’s exit from the European Union, according to a report by constitutional lawyers.Any prime minister will need parliamentary approval to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon treaty and initiate the UK’s exit from the European Union, according to a report by constitutional lawyers.
In a legal opinion published on Monday, Nick Barber, a fellow at Trinity College, Oxford, Tom Hickman, a barrister at Blackstone Chambers and reader at University Collegge, London, and Jeff King, a senior law lecturer at UCL, declare that: “In our constitution, parliament gets to make this decision, not the prime minister.” They add:In a legal opinion published on Monday, Nick Barber, a fellow at Trinity College, Oxford, Tom Hickman, a barrister at Blackstone Chambers and reader at University Collegge, London, and Jeff King, a senior law lecturer at UCL, declare that: “In our constitution, parliament gets to make this decision, not the prime minister.” They add:
The prime minister is unable to issue a declaration under article 50 of the Lisbon treaty – triggering our withdrawal from the European Union – without having been first authorised to do so by an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament. Were he to attempt to do so before such a statute was passed, the declaration would be legally ineffective as a matter of domestic law and it would also fail to comply with the requirements of article 50 itself.The prime minister is unable to issue a declaration under article 50 of the Lisbon treaty – triggering our withdrawal from the European Union – without having been first authorised to do so by an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament. Were he to attempt to do so before such a statute was passed, the declaration would be legally ineffective as a matter of domestic law and it would also fail to comply with the requirements of article 50 itself.
Their argument is based on the fact article 50 states that any withdrawal from the EU must be made “in accordance with the state’s constitutional requirements”. Traditional constitutional arrangements involve parliamentary sovereignty.Their argument is based on the fact article 50 states that any withdrawal from the EU must be made “in accordance with the state’s constitutional requirements”. Traditional constitutional arrangements involve parliamentary sovereignty.
“Parliament could conclude that it would be contrary to the national interest to invoke article 50 whilst it is in the dark about what the key essentials of the new relationship with the EU are going to be, and without knowing what terms the EU is going to offer,” the three authors suggest. Handing parliament, where the majority of MPs are remain supporters, a veto on Brexit is not a legal interpretation that is going to be welcomed by leave voters.“Parliament could conclude that it would be contrary to the national interest to invoke article 50 whilst it is in the dark about what the key essentials of the new relationship with the EU are going to be, and without knowing what terms the EU is going to offer,” the three authors suggest. Handing parliament, where the majority of MPs are remain supporters, a veto on Brexit is not a legal interpretation that is going to be welcomed by leave voters.
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According to the BBC, 57 Labour MPs from the 2015 intake have signed a letter saying Jeremy Corbyn should resign.According to the BBC, 57 Labour MPs from the 2015 intake have signed a letter saying Jeremy Corbyn should resign.
57 Labour parliamentary candidates from 2015 - including nine from Scottish seats - have signed a letter calling on Corbyn to go57 Labour parliamentary candidates from 2015 - including nine from Scottish seats - have signed a letter calling on Corbyn to go
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The secret ballot on a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn will take place tomorrow, my colleague Anushka Asthana reports.The secret ballot on a motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn will take place tomorrow, my colleague Anushka Asthana reports.
Labour has agreed to no confidence tonight and secret ballot tomorrow.Labour has agreed to no confidence tonight and secret ballot tomorrow.
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Juncker assures Britons working for European commission their jobs are safeJuncker assures Britons working for European commission their jobs are safe
The nearly 1,000 British nationals who work for the European commission have been assured their jobs are safe, the Associated Press reports.The nearly 1,000 British nationals who work for the European commission have been assured their jobs are safe, the Associated Press reports.
Even though Britain has voted to leave the European Union, the EU commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, wrote in an internal memo that according to regulations, they are “union officials” and work for Europe.Even though Britain has voted to leave the European Union, the EU commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, wrote in an internal memo that according to regulations, they are “union officials” and work for Europe.
He wrote: “You left your national ‘hats’ at the door when you joined this institution and that door is not closing on you now.”He wrote: “You left your national ‘hats’ at the door when you joined this institution and that door is not closing on you now.”
The memo, distributed to commission personnel after the results of Thursday’s British referendum on EU membership became known, was obtained by AP on Monday.The memo, distributed to commission personnel after the results of Thursday’s British referendum on EU membership became known, was obtained by AP on Monday.
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Kate Connolly
As Germans try to come to terms with the impact Brexit will have on them, including necessitating a higher German contribution to the EU budget (with Britain no longer around to pay its dues) as well as an unclear trade relationship will remain uncertain for some time to come, one of the country’s leading economists, Prof Clemens Fuest, president of the leading ifo-Insitute, has tried to sum up the main points.
He told Deutschlandfunk a Brexit, even before it happens, will likely have a dampening effect on the German economy. “Economic growth is very solid in Germany and was heading towards a real upswing. Now there’ll certainly be a bit of a dampener on that, and the upswing will not continue as it has until now,” he said.
“That’s to do with the fact that with a view on the uncertainty many companies feel, they will wait before realising projects, before they decide to recruit new employees, before they carry out new investment projects. All the projects that have anything to do with Great Britain will be put on ice, or at least they will consider putting them on ice, or delaying them, and through that activity will drop putting a brake on (growth) .... This is unavoidable for us.”
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According to Momentum, the pro-Labour group for Jeremy Corbyn supporters, 4,000 people are expected at a rally outside the House of Commons later to express support for Corbyn.
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Severin Carrell
Nicola Sturgeon is to ask for cross-party support in the Scottish parliament to pursue talks with the UK government, European Union leaders and other member states on “protecting Scotland’s place” in the union, short of full independence.
Before making a statement at Holyrood on Tuesday on the implications for Scotland of last week’s Brexit vote, where the UK overall opted to leave the EU while Scotland voted 62% to 38% to stay in, the first minister said she wanted its mandate to reinforce her hand in those talks.
With the first wave of post-EU referendum opinion polls showing only a modest rise in support for independence and ambivalence about a fresh referendum, Sturgeon is keen to investigate options for some form of “associate” status for Scotland in the EU while it remains in the UK, to preserve Scotland’s access to the single market and wider EU benefits.
“I am now determined to explore every avenue to retain Scotland’s EU status, and Tuesday’s parliamentary debate is a vital part of that process,” she said, adding: “It is now crucial that our national parliament speaks with as strong and united a voice as possible on this issue.”
Sturgeon is likely to win that support, with possible amendments from other parties. The Scottish National party has 63 seats, two short of an overall majority, but is likely to win backing from the Scottish Green party’s six MSPs and perhaps others too.
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Luciana Berger resigns as shadow cabinet minister for mental health
Luciana Berger has resigned as shadow cabinet minister for mental health.
I have spoken to Jeremy today and it is with great sadness that I have stood down from his Shadow Cabinet. pic.twitter.com/YRYiu7HRd0
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Alan Johnson accuses Corbyn's office of 'working against the rest of the party' over EU referendum
ITV’s Robert Peston has seen an email that Alan Johnson, the chair of Labour In for Britain, has sent out about the result of the referendum. In it he accuses Jeremy Corbyn’s office of “working against the rest of the party” and suggests it had “conflicting objectives” to those of the rest of the party.
Here is Alan Johnson's email attacking Corbyn's office for undermining his campaign to keep UK in EU pic.twitter.com/4zqpLBj5Nc
For more details of how Corbyn’s office obstructed the Labour In for Britain campaign, read:
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Guardian/ICM poll gives Tories 4-point lead over Labour
Tom Clark
A new Guardian/ICM online poll provides a snapshot of the shape of party politics after the referendum. The fieldwork was conducted over the weekend, so entirely after news of the leave vote was announced, and David Cameron announced his resignation.
It suggests a small Brexit boost for the Tories, who are on 36%, up two from the last ICM online survey reported in the Guardian a fortnight ago. Labour, meanwhile, also climbs two from 30% to 32%. Ukip drops four points, to 15%, while the pro-European Liberal Democrats slip back one to 7%. The SNP, which campaigned successfully for the strong remain vote in Scotland, climbs one to 5%. The Greens are also up one on 5%. Plaid Cymru is on 1%.
For the most part, the referendum was a bad night for the pollsters, with most of their final surveys suggesting remain was ahead. ICM did not publish a poll in the last few days, so it is hard to assess its performance in an environment where opinion seemed to be fluid. But its last two polls for the Guardian – one online, one over the phone – which we published 10 days before voting both suggested that leave was ahead, albeit by 53%-47%, slightly more than the final result of 52% to 48%.
UPDATE: We have amended the second paragraph. The figures we originally reported for the new poll were all correct, but we compared them with the last Guardian/ICM telephone poll from a fortnight ago, whereas the more appropriate comparison is with the parallel online poll which we reported at that time.
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Nominations for Conservative leadership close on Thursday
According to the Sun’s Harry Cole, the Conservative backbench 1922 committee has decided that nominations for the party leadership will close on Thursday. And they want a new leader in place by 2 September.
New: Nominations close for new Tory leader THIS Thursday - 1922 committee. New leader by 2nd September at latest, subject to board approval.
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A reader points out that, even if Jeremy Corbyn would not tell Chris Bryant how he voted in the referendum (see 11.19am), Corbyn did tell Twitter that he voted remain.
I've just voted to Remain. The EU provides the best framework to meet the challenges of our time #LabourInForBritain pic.twitter.com/tzhvyBbLsY
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Nick Thomas-Symonds has just announced that he has resigned as a shadow employment minister.
It is with enormous regret that I have resigned as Shadow Employment Minister. pic.twitter.com/KWe52wgVQc
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Angela Eagle says Corbyn should examine his conscience and resign
Angela Eagle, who resigned earlier as shadow business secretary, is on the World at One now explaining her decision. She sounds close to tears.
She tried to make it work, she says. During the deputy leadership contest she said she would serve the new leader. But Jeremy Corbyn is not suited to the job, she says. During the EU referendum he could not communicate Labour’s message properly.
Q: But party members do have confidence in him?
Eagle says you cannot lead the party if you do not have the support of colleagues and if you cannot communicate party policy.
Q: You talk about the prospect of an early election. But Labour MPs would have to vote for that.
Eagle says the government could repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. And Labour supporters would not understand Labour MPs voting against a motion of no confidence.
Q: Andy Burnham says Labour MPs should not take part in a coup.
Eagle says she is not taking part in a coup either. She has examined her conscience. Corbyn should examine his conscience too.
Q: Would you like to be leader?
Eagle says she enjoyed standing in for Corbyn at PMQs. But today is not the day for discussing this. Today is about the decision Corbyn must take.
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