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Brexit: May hit by two cabinet resignations as Raab and McVey quit over plan - Politics live Brexit: May hit by two cabinet resignations as Raab and McVey quit over plan - Politics live
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Another Conservative MP has resigned as a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) over the Brexit deal. This is from Ranil Jayawardena, who was a PPS at the Ministry of Justice.
And another @TeamRanil Ranil Jayawardena quits as a PPS pic.twitter.com/iweC5sbNyF
The Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael asks if May can give an assurance that EU fishermen will not be given guarantees about access to UK waters as part of a future trade deal.
May says the UK will be an independent coastal state, and will take its own decisions about access to its waters.
Bob Neill, a Conservative, says MPs who vote against May’s deal should carefully consider the impact it would have on their constituencies.
Labour’s Chris Bryant says there is no majority for May’s plan in the Commons. There is a time problem. Hundreds of statutory instruments need to be passed. Why not have a vote now, so if she loses, there is time for an alternative approach?
May rejects this proposal.
Labour’s Rachael Maskell asks May if she will extend article 50 so negotiations can continue if the Commons votes against the deal.
May says she will not extend article 50.
The Telegraph’s Steven Swinford claims that Michael Gove, the environment secretary, has been offered the post of Brexit secretary.
BREAKINGMichael Gove has been offered the job of Brexit Secretary, sources confirm. But he's still wrestling with whether he will stay on at all in the wake of Raab's resignation. Which will it be?
And Graham Brady is saying that no announcement is planned, the BBC says.
Graham Brady says no announcement planned whatever rumours sweeping the place - lets see if that's still the case later in the day
Labour’s Stella Creasy says only seven MPs within the last two hours have expressed any support for the PM’s plan. What makes May think she will be able get it through the Commons?
May says the deal will be good for the UK.
This is from the Sunday Times’ Tim Shipman.
Suggestion from Commons sources that that May will stay in the House after the statement and see Graham Brady at 1.30pm. No 10 types not saying
Sir Graham Brady is chair of the backbench 1922 Committee. He is the one who gets the letters demanding a vote of no confidence, and the person who is responsible for announcing if 48 letters have been received - the threshold needed for a vote to go ahead.
Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dem MP, asks if the immigration white paper will be published before the meaningful vote.
May says it will be published “in due course”.
The Scotland secretary, David Mundell, had a brutal response to Dominic Raab’s resignation, saying he though the Brexit secretary had mainly quit to further his own ambitions.
“I’m not taking lessons on standing up for our United Kingdom from carpetbaggers,” Mundell told ITV.
Only a couple of years ago Dominic Raab was proposing to introduce a bill of rights into Scotland which would have overridden the Scottish legal system and devolution.
So I’m not impressed by his latter-day commitment to the union. I’m sure this is more about manoeuvring and leadership.
EXCLUSIVE: Watch @DavidMundellDCT hit out at @DominicRaab's resignation, calling him a "carpet bagger" and says he himself won't resign. pic.twitter.com/IMEXIYJPHZ
Andrew Bridgen, the Tory Brexiter, suggests the deal is too pro-EU. He says May voted for remain. Now it is “in the national interest for her to leave”, he says.
Brexiter Tory MP Andrew Bridgen says May should quit.
May says some of the aspects of Bridgen’s question did not relate to the deal.
John Bercow, the Speaker, says he has now taken 50 questions from backbenchers. He appeals for short questions.John Bercow, the Speaker, says he has now taken 50 questions from backbenchers. He appeals for short questions.
Nick Herbert, a Conservative, says the key point is the future relationship with the EU. He says most MPs voted to trigger article 50. Tory MPs should be careful what they wish for, he says.Nick Herbert, a Conservative, says the key point is the future relationship with the EU. He says most MPs voted to trigger article 50. Tory MPs should be careful what they wish for, he says.
May thanks Herbert for what he said. The future relationship is what will determine the country’s relationship with the EU for years ahead, she says.May thanks Herbert for what he said. The future relationship is what will determine the country’s relationship with the EU for years ahead, she says.
Labour’s Mary Creagh says May is offering people a false choice, and she calls for a people’s vote. May says she has already addressed this.Labour’s Mary Creagh says May is offering people a false choice, and she calls for a people’s vote. May says she has already addressed this.
Labour’s David Lammy says the deal will not get through parliament. When politics is broken, one can only put the decision back to the people, he says.Labour’s David Lammy says the deal will not get through parliament. When politics is broken, one can only put the decision back to the people, he says.
May says, when she talks to people, they tell her they just want the politicians to get on with it.May says, when she talks to people, they tell her they just want the politicians to get on with it.
These are from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg.These are from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg.
I've just been speaking to Dominic Raab - he told the Chief Whip at end of Cabinet he was quitting, tells me the deal won't get through Parliament, and the EU have been 'blackmailing' us - interview on @bbcnews soonI've just been speaking to Dominic Raab - he told the Chief Whip at end of Cabinet he was quitting, tells me the deal won't get through Parliament, and the EU have been 'blackmailing' us - interview on @bbcnews soon
Raab says better for UK to walk away and accept short term pain than sign up to terms that could damage the country for years and years to come - says he still supports the PM and irresponsible to talk leadershp, but doesn't rule it out if and when time comesRaab says better for UK to walk away and accept short term pain than sign up to terms that could damage the country for years and years to come - says he still supports the PM and irresponsible to talk leadershp, but doesn't rule it out if and when time comes
Kate Hoey, the Labour Brexiter, says everyone is being “sold out” by this deal, particularly the people of Northern Ireland. May does not accept that.
Labour’s Luciana Berger says the deal is not in the national interest. A YouGov poll shows 63% of people opposed, and 64% in favour of a people’s vote.
May suggests she is surprised, since the 500-page text of the deal was only published last night.
Julian Lewis, the Tory Brexiter, says he is worried about a “Hotel California” Brexit where the UK can never leave.
The Labour MP Barry Sheerman says May is a woman of courage who has been let down by her colleagues. He says she has an impossible task, because no Brexit deal is better than the status quo.
Antoinette Sandbach, a Tory pro-European, asks when the full text of the future framework will be published.
May says this has to be negotiated with the EU. Once that is over, it will be published, before the meaningful vote.
Tom Brake, the Lib Dem Brexit spokesman, says May referred to staying in the EU being an option. That would only happen if there was an election or a second referendum. So which is it?
May ignores the question, and says the UK will not be isolated after Brexit.
The Tory Brexiter Peter Bone says the government will give £39bn to the EU, when it has no legal obligation to do so, for nothing in return. That amounts to £60m for every constituency. He lists some things in his constituency that that money could be spend on.
May says she does not agree. She says the UK does have legal obligations.
Sarah Wollaston, the Conservative remain supporter, says we are running out of road. Crashing out of the EU with no deal would be “unforgivable”, she says. She urges May to consider a second referendum.
May says she firmly believes, that having given that choice to the British people, MPs must honour what the people voted for.
Stephen Crabb, the Tory former work and pensions secretary, says there was always going on to be a moment when Brexit claims met reality. He says it would be irresponsible to walk away. The government must make the best of this situation, he says.
Labour’s Phil Wilson asks May if she can say, “hand on heart”, that this deal is better than what the UK has now.
May says she firmly believes the UK’s best days are ahead.
UPDATE: This is from Labour’s Pat McFadden.
The most telling reply of the day - the tacit admission that this deal makes us worse off. https://t.co/MaPrMpmIfW