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Westminster today - live updates: Pro-EU MPs and Tory rebels head to Brussels for Brexit talks with Michel Barnier | |
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Pro-European MPs, including several Tory rebels, are heading out to Brussels for talks with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. | |
Conservative rebels Dominic Grieve and Anna Soubry will be among the delegation discussing withdrawal plans, which come as Brexit talks gear up for their next phase. | |
Ministers are facing questions over the collapse of construction giant Carillion, which holds a string of lucrative Government contracts for railways, education and health projects. | |
Jeremy Corbyn is expected to tighten his grip on the party today when the results of the NEC elections are announced. Three left-wing candidates - including Corbyn’s close ally Jon Lansman - are expected to sweep to victory, shifting the party’s ruling body to the left. | Jeremy Corbyn is expected to tighten his grip on the party today when the results of the NEC elections are announced. Three left-wing candidates - including Corbyn’s close ally Jon Lansman - are expected to sweep to victory, shifting the party’s ruling body to the left. |
Meanwhile, Ukip leader Henry Bolton is battling to keep his job, announcing that he has dumped his girlfriend for sending racist texts about Prince Harry’s fiance Meghan Markle. | Meanwhile, Ukip leader Henry Bolton is battling to keep his job, announcing that he has dumped his girlfriend for sending racist texts about Prince Harry’s fiance Meghan Markle. |
See latest updates below. | See latest updates below. |