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Brexit live: Ed Miliband says Corbyn should resign as Labour leader Brexit live: Ed Miliband says Corbyn should resign as Labour leader
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Northern Ireland won't be able to have special relationship with EU after Brexit, says Villiers
Henry McDonald
Leading Brexiter and Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers warned today that the region won’t be able to attain special status with Brussels once the entire UK leaves the EU.
Ahead of a meeting with Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan later on Wednesday, Villiers dismissed suggestions that both Northern Ireland and Scotland - the two UK regions that voted in favour of remain - can a different relationship to the EU compared to the rest of the UK.
Flanagan and Villiers are due to meet at Stormont later today with nationalist parties Sinn Fein and the SDLP pressing the Irish government to help their region obtain a separate post-Brexit deal with the EU.
However, Villiers rejected the possibility of any separate arrangements between Brussels and both Scotland and Northern Ireland. She said:
The EU rules are very clear - membership is at member state level, it’s a national question. “This decision had been made - the people of the UK have voted to leave the EU. That decision is going to be respected, that’s what the government will take forward.
Northern Ireland by 56% to 44% to stay in the EU with only one of the four Belfast constituencies voting for Brexit. The secretary of state’s insistence that there can be no side deals between Belfast and Brussels will further infuriate nationalists who unanimously backed staying in the EU.
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(Late) lunchtime summary
Obviously we can say that all rights are guaranteed as we’re members of the European Union. In the future we will have to make sure, and I’ve heard members of the Leave campaign make this point, that people who are already here, people who are already studying, people who are working, must have their rights and their access guaranteed. But we can’t say that now, we have to say that as part of the negotiation that will shortly take place.
Labour MPs Yvette Cooper and Chris Bryant later told Cameron the government should pass emergency legislation now to ensure that EU nationals will not be sent home. But Cameron repeated the point about this being a matter for his successor to finalise.
Do you also accept that such was the importance of free movement of people in the referendum that any future deal reached with our European partners that does include free movement would be regarded as a betrayal by millions of people who voted to leave?
Cameron said this was for his successor to decide, but that it would be a difficult issue.
I’m in no doubt that this is the difficult issue. Frankly, it’s a difficult issue inside the EU, where you’ve got all the negotiating ability to try and change things, and I think it will be in many ways even more difficult from outside if you want full access to the single market to secure changes.
These attacks are appalling and they need to stop and it’s right everyone in this house and everyone on all sides of the referendum debate utterly condemns them. That’s not what we do in Britain.
Let me say I reassured prime ministers of countries, such as Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic, who are concerned about this issue at the meeting we had last night.
So we do monitor these attacks and the home secretary gets regular reports.
But I can tell the house we will be publishing a new action plan on tackling hate crime shortly to step up our response.
We want new steps to boost reporting of hate crime and supporting victims, new CPS guidance to prosecutors on racially aggravated crime, a new fund for protective security measures at potentially vulnerable institutions and additional funding to community organisations so they can tackle hate crime.
Whatever we can do we will do to drive these appalling hate crimes out of our country.
For those of you who don’t know much about me, I was born in Scotland, grew for a short time there but mainly in Wales; I had a fabulous education at a really good comprehensive school across the road from the council house where I lived; I had an amazing role model in a mother who overcame massive difficulties and worked incredibly hard for us; she took us to the public library every Saturday where I soaked up books and learning; I worked every week from the age of 12 – starting at the local corner shop, graduating to the Tesco shop floor, and paid my way through university working on building sites in various parts of the country.
Now I count myself very blessed to have had the upbringing I did. I was brought up to believe no-one was better than me and I was no better than anyone else. I was brought up to believe that no-one is a self-made man or woman – we are all shaped and formed by our families and communities. And I was brought up to understand that nothing gets handed to you on a plate. On the rainy rugby fields of West Wales I learnt that it’s not a question of just waiting for the ball to pop out from the back of the scrum. If you want it, you do what’s required.
That last comment is a pointed dig at Boris Johnson, the Etonian favourite in the leadership contest who once said he might go for the top job if the ball came loose from the scrum.
When asked about the fact he is relatively unknown, Crabb took another veiled swipe at Johnson.
Two Boris burns from Crabb: https://t.co/Oxgw8iImny pic.twitter.com/A6DOwoMtqH
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In the Commons the SNP’s Pete Wishart has just used a point of order to say the SNP should now be treated as the official opposition because Jeremy Corbyn does not have the confidence of most Labour MPs. But John Bercow, the Speaker, said that Labour was still the official opposition.
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This is from ITV’s Robert Peston.This is from ITV’s Robert Peston.
I am told 13,000 people joined Labour last week, with 60% giving the reason they are "supporting Corbyn".... https://t.co/TGNzled4cAI am told 13,000 people joined Labour last week, with 60% giving the reason they are "supporting Corbyn".... https://t.co/TGNzled4cA
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But Sir Alan Duncan, the Conservative former international development minister, asked David Cameron at PMQs to “compare the undemonstrative competence and dignity of Angela Merkel with the theatrical and comical antics of Silvio Boris-coni”.But Sir Alan Duncan, the Conservative former international development minister, asked David Cameron at PMQs to “compare the undemonstrative competence and dignity of Angela Merkel with the theatrical and comical antics of Silvio Boris-coni”.
So we can put him down as a Theresa May supporter.So we can put him down as a Theresa May supporter.
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The Conservative MP David Davis, David Cameron’s main rival for the Tory leadership in 2005, has told the Daily Politics that he is backing Boris Johnson.The Conservative MP David Davis, David Cameron’s main rival for the Tory leadership in 2005, has told the Daily Politics that he is backing Boris Johnson.
The biggest issue in front of us for the next several years is going to be managing Brexit, bringing about the improvement in our trade position, the control of our borders - all of those things. That needs vision, optimism, energy, drive - Boris has got them.The biggest issue in front of us for the next several years is going to be managing Brexit, bringing about the improvement in our trade position, the control of our borders - all of those things. That needs vision, optimism, energy, drive - Boris has got them.
He also said he would be “amazed” if Johnson had not already got the support of more than 100 MPs.He also said he would be “amazed” if Johnson had not already got the support of more than 100 MPs.
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Speaking ahead of his meeting with Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, later today, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, played down the prospect of Scotland being able to negotiate Brexit separately with the EU. He said:Speaking ahead of his meeting with Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, later today, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, played down the prospect of Scotland being able to negotiate Brexit separately with the EU. He said:
I will listen carefully to what the first minister will tell me, but we don’t have the intention – neither Donald [Tusk] nor myself – to interfere in the British process. That is not our duty and not my job.I will listen carefully to what the first minister will tell me, but we don’t have the intention – neither Donald [Tusk] nor myself – to interfere in the British process. That is not our duty and not my job.
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Corbyn says he will 'definitely' be on ballot paper for Labour leadership contestCorbyn says he will 'definitely' be on ballot paper for Labour leadership contest
Sky’s Jon Craig says Jeremy Corbyn has told him he will “definitely” be on the ballot paper for the forthcoming Labour leadership contest.Sky’s Jon Craig says Jeremy Corbyn has told him he will “definitely” be on the ballot paper for the forthcoming Labour leadership contest.
In other words, he is not resigning.In other words, he is not resigning.
Spoke to a defiant Jeremy Corbyn. Says he will "definitely" be on ballot paper & described David Cameron's end-of-PMQs attack as "Flashman!"Spoke to a defiant Jeremy Corbyn. Says he will "definitely" be on ballot paper & described David Cameron's end-of-PMQs attack as "Flashman!"
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Ed Miliband on Jeremy CorbynEd Miliband on Jeremy Corbyn
This is what Ed Miliband told the World at One about why he thinks Jeremy Corbyn should now resign.This is what Ed Miliband told the World at One about why he thinks Jeremy Corbyn should now resign.
We in the Labour party need to think about the country. I’ve supported Jeremy Corbyn all the way along, from the moment he was elected. It was the right thing to do. I think a lot of what he stands for is very important for us going forward. But I’ve reluctantly reached a conclusion that his position is untenable …We in the Labour party need to think about the country. I’ve supported Jeremy Corbyn all the way along, from the moment he was elected. It was the right thing to do. I think a lot of what he stands for is very important for us going forward. But I’ve reluctantly reached a conclusion that his position is untenable …
The question, then, for him, is what’s the right thing for the country, and for the party, and for the causes he cares about? I’m not a Blairite. I’ve never been called a Blairite. I’m not a plotter. I’m somebody who cares deeply about this country, deeply about my party, and deeply about the causes that I think Jeremy and I care about.The question, then, for him, is what’s the right thing for the country, and for the party, and for the causes he cares about? I’m not a Blairite. I’ve never been called a Blairite. I’m not a plotter. I’m somebody who cares deeply about this country, deeply about my party, and deeply about the causes that I think Jeremy and I care about.
I think the best thing on all of those criteria is that he stands down, painful though that will be for him and many of his supporters.I think the best thing on all of those criteria is that he stands down, painful though that will be for him and many of his supporters.
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Here is a Guardian video of the Ukip MP Douglas Carswell being booed at PMQs.Here is a Guardian video of the Ukip MP Douglas Carswell being booed at PMQs.
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In the Commons Cameron is still answering questions.
Labour’s Chris Bryant says Cameron should “take control”. He says Cameron should pass emergency legislation to make it clear that EU nationals can stay in the UK, so that they don’t have to put up with people saying they will be sent home. And he says Cameron could set up a royal commission, to bring the country together and work out what the UK should be lobbying for.
Cameron says he does not think of setting up a royal commission as taking control. Royal commissions take minutes and last years, he says. He says it is the Labour party that needs to get a grip. He says that he personally has never had more support, even though he is standing down. And Jeremy Corbyn has never had less support, even though he is staying. It’s a topsy-turvy world, he says.
He then goes on to quotes the Smiths.
Why Tories will miss Cameron - he's total star at he Despatch Box. Here he quotes The Smith's while musing on future pic.twitter.com/69BokhNop4
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Steven Morris
Cornwall has come in for criticism for calling for the level of funding it was due to receive from the EU to be maintained – though its people voted out.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership has just published a blog explaining itself and also pointing out that it has made plans up to 2030 based on funding it expected to receive from the EU.
We and Cornwall council have been criticised in some quarters for trying to safeguard our allocation of funding. Cornwall did, after all, vote to leave the EU by 56.5% to 43.5%, a majority of some 42,000 people. We’ve bitten the hand that feeds us, critics say. We can’t have our cake and eat it.
But we make no apology for fighting our corner. It has long been accepted that Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have a weak economy when compared to the rest of Europe and should therefore receive extra support. That’s why we have qualified for EU funding programmes since 1999 because Brussels and successive UK governments have recognised our very real economic needs.
We are still trying to put right the legacy of decades of underinvestment and it’s a job that must continue – not just in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly but in other economically challenged parts of the UK from the Yorkshire Dales to the Welsh Valleys.
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Tusk says there will be 'no single market a la carte' for the UK
What might be described as the “EU27” summit (the meeting of all EU countries apart from Britain) has now concluded. Afterwards Donald Tusk, the European council president, said all 27 leaders had agreed that Britain would have to accept freedom of movement if it wanted to maintain access to the single market as a non-member.
Leaders made it crystal clear that access to the single market requires acceptance of all four freedoms – including freedom of movement. There will be no single market a la carte.
He also said there would be no negotiations with the UK on Brexit “of any kind” until the UK formally starts the withdrawal process.
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Gordon Brown says Corbyn will stand down
Severin Carrell
Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, has also now made it clear that he thinks Jeremy Corbyn should resign. He told Sky News: “I don’t think Corbyn’s going to stay, he’s going to go. He knows the parliamentary party have no faith in him.”
Earlier, at the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland event in Edinburgh, where he expanded on his Guardian essay on the Brexit vote and globalisation, Brown was a bit more guarded when asked about Corbyn. But he implied that Corbyn was unsuitable because he was not interested in power.
The real issue comes down to whether we decide we’re a party of power and not a party of protest and that means a party of power with principles, with leadership implementing in practice the biggest issue we have to face up to, the issues of how we manage and maintain globalisation in future.
But later Brown spoke to Sky.
Gordon Brown: "Jeremy Corbyn will probably go" #labour
Gordon Brown to @SkyNews: "I don't think J Corbyn's going to stay, he's going to go.He knows parliamentary party have no faith in him."
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Miliband condemns the rise in racism and hate crime since the Brexit vote. He condemns Nigel Farage for not treating the problem seriously, and says all politicians must unite to deal with this.
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Ed Miliband says Corbyn should resign
On the World at One Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn’s predecessor, has said that he thinks Corbyn’s position is now untenable. Corbyn should resign, he says.
Ed Miliband insists Corbyn must go: "More than any time I can remember this is a time we should be thinking of the interests of the country"
He says that no one can accuse him (Miliband) of being a Blairite.
He says he supports some of Corbyn’s policy ideas.
But Corbyn no longer has the support of MPs, he says.
Miliband says people have been urging him to speak out against Corbyn ever since last summer. He has not done so until now.
The country faces a crisis, he says. He says Labour needs to shape the response to Brexit. He says Corbyn’s aims will be best served if he steps down.
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Cameron rejects Yvette Cooper’s call for emergency legislation guaranteeing EU nationals will be able to stay in UK
The Labour MP Yvette Cooper says that during PMQs, Cameron could not guarantee that EU nationals here now would be able to stay. She says in the light of the abuse that EU nationals are getting, and the fact that people are telling them they will have to go home, the Commons should pass legislation now guaranteeing that they will be able to stay.
Cameron says he was just trying to set out the position. He says there have been assurances that EU nationals will be able to stay, but the final decision will have to be taken by his successor.
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Crispin Blunt, the chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, asks if Cameron agrees with one of the proposals in a recent report from the committee. It suggested that the UK could have a World Trade Organisation-type relationship with the EU.
He says he did see that. He says he is not free yet to say what he thinks, but that a place in London near to Dagenham comes to mind (Barking).
PM all but calls Crispin Blunt FSC report suggesting WTO outcome 'barking' - 12% car tariffs and 10% on clothes. Looks furious.
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Angus Robertson, the SNP leader in Westminster, says Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, is in Brussels today meeting key figures.
He says there is cross-party support for this at Holyrood. He says Sturgeon wants to protect Scotland’s relationship with the EU, and its place in the single market.
Did Cameron raise Scotland at the summit? Did he say Scotland wants to stay? And Gibraltar? When will we get leadership from Cameron on this? Or is Cameron only interested in England?
Cameron says he is glad Sturgeon is having these meetings. But the UK needs to negotiate as one, he says.
Sturgeon is meeting Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, later today, his spokesman says.
President @JunckerEU will meet the First Minister of #Scotland @NicolaSturgeon today at 17.00h in the @EU_Commission.
And here she is meeting Martin Shulz, president of the European parliament, earlier.
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Cameron is responding to Corbyn.
He says he is glad there was a mature discussion last night.
He says he will do everything he can, as prime minister or as a backbench MP, to ensure the UK maintains a strong relationship with Europe.
(You could read that as a hint that he would not take a job in his successor’s cabinet. And also a hint that he will not stand down as an MP before the election, although during the 2015 election campaign he did say he would serve as an MP for the whole of this parliament.)
On the fiscal rule, he says Corbyn sounds like “a stuck record”. He thinks, whatever the problem, the solution is more spending and more debt. He says you cannot have economic stability without sound finances. This has been proved the world over, including in some of Corbyn’s favourite countries, like Venezuela.