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| A French politician has taken the lead in ensuring there is no “catastrophe” on the Dover-Calais route in the event of no-deal. | A French politician has taken the lead in ensuring there is no “catastrophe” on the Dover-Calais route in the event of no-deal. |
| Xavier Bertrand, a former minister, invited the inter-goverment border delivery group to Lille on Monday. The Road Haulage Association was there and it said the UK government’s plans for customs declarations would mean eight hours of paperwork for a typical lorry. | Xavier Bertrand, a former minister, invited the inter-goverment border delivery group to Lille on Monday. The Road Haulage Association was there and it said the UK government’s plans for customs declarations would mean eight hours of paperwork for a typical lorry. |
| Bertrand told the Guardian he decided to take the lead and has lobbied to get funds from the EU to get Calais ready. | Bertrand told the Guardian he decided to take the lead and has lobbied to get funds from the EU to get Calais ready. |
| Calais is now urgently putting plans in place for temporary border inspection posts and the recruitment of some of the 250 customs officials apparently needed. | Calais is now urgently putting plans in place for temporary border inspection posts and the recruitment of some of the 250 customs officials apparently needed. |
| Dover checks ‘would take eight hours per lorry’ in no-deal Brexit | Dover checks ‘would take eight hours per lorry’ in no-deal Brexit |
| Boris Johnson has revealed he is dieting and has lost 12 pounds in two weeks after deciding he needed to give up drink and “delicious late-night binges of chorizo and cheese” – just as he could be about to embark on a bid to become prime minister. | Boris Johnson has revealed he is dieting and has lost 12 pounds in two weeks after deciding he needed to give up drink and “delicious late-night binges of chorizo and cheese” – just as he could be about to embark on a bid to become prime minister. |
| Writing in the Spectator, the former foreign secretary said he had realised he was “carting around 16-and-a-half stone” after visiting a French doctor and concluded he needed to try to slim down as the UK was leaving the European Union. | Writing in the Spectator, the former foreign secretary said he had realised he was “carting around 16-and-a-half stone” after visiting a French doctor and concluded he needed to try to slim down as the UK was leaving the European Union. |
| Modestly comparing his weight to the state of the body politic, Johnson said he hoped to be 15 stone by Christmas, for the first time since he left university, “to toast the moment” when MPs force May to ditch the Northern Ireland backstop. | Modestly comparing his weight to the state of the body politic, Johnson said he hoped to be 15 stone by Christmas, for the first time since he left university, “to toast the moment” when MPs force May to ditch the Northern Ireland backstop. |
| That he said, would amount to “the change that will launch us on a nimbler, lither and more dynamic future,” he wrote, arguing: “If I can do it, so can we all.” | That he said, would amount to “the change that will launch us on a nimbler, lither and more dynamic future,” he wrote, arguing: “If I can do it, so can we all.” |
| Johnson remains one of the favourites to succeed May, should the vulnerable prime minister be dethroned in the aftermath of her decision to pull the vote on her unpopular Brexit deal. | Johnson remains one of the favourites to succeed May, should the vulnerable prime minister be dethroned in the aftermath of her decision to pull the vote on her unpopular Brexit deal. |
| His decision to have a haircut at the end of last week prompted speculation that he was readying himself for a run at the leadership, by tidying his normally unruly blond mop in an effort to make himself look more presentable to Tory MPs. | His decision to have a haircut at the end of last week prompted speculation that he was readying himself for a run at the leadership, by tidying his normally unruly blond mop in an effort to make himself look more presentable to Tory MPs. |
| Tom Watson, reacting to Boris diet revelation, said: “I applaud Boris Johnson’s diet, I know what it’s like being a middle aged man trying to get fit, but the truth is he won’t lose weight if he keeps trying to have his cake and eat it.” | |
| Turning away from the Brexit machinations for a moment: The Labour MP, Kate Osamor, has apologised for her “emotional outbursts” as she deals with a row over her son’s drug conviction and has asked to be afforded the space to care for her family. | Turning away from the Brexit machinations for a moment: The Labour MP, Kate Osamor, has apologised for her “emotional outbursts” as she deals with a row over her son’s drug conviction and has asked to be afforded the space to care for her family. |
| Osamor resigned as shadow international development secretary on 1 December – the same day the Times reported she had verbally abused one of its journalists. The paper said its reporter was seeking Osamor’s comment for a story on allegations she had misled the public. | Osamor resigned as shadow international development secretary on 1 December – the same day the Times reported she had verbally abused one of its journalists. The paper said its reporter was seeking Osamor’s comment for a story on allegations she had misled the public. |
| Recent weeks have taken their toll on my health. I am deeply sorry for my emotional outbursts and I am working to better manage my feelings. I ask for space and understanding so I can care for my family and get us through this difficult time. | Recent weeks have taken their toll on my health. I am deeply sorry for my emotional outbursts and I am working to better manage my feelings. I ask for space and understanding so I can care for my family and get us through this difficult time. |
| Take care of you. It's important to take time out and look after your mental health. | Take care of you. It's important to take time out and look after your mental health. |
| Sending you all my solidarity Kate xx | Sending you all my solidarity Kate xx |
| Theresa May has said that her talks with EU leaders today have shown here that there is a “shared determination” in Europe to deliver assurances on the backstop that might satisfy MPs. (See 5.55pm.) But Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, both said the EU would not reopen the deal that has already been negotiated. And, after his meeting with May, Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, stressed how difficult it would be for the EU to give May what she needed. | Theresa May has said that her talks with EU leaders today have shown here that there is a “shared determination” in Europe to deliver assurances on the backstop that might satisfy MPs. (See 5.55pm.) But Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission president, and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, both said the EU would not reopen the deal that has already been negotiated. And, after his meeting with May, Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, stressed how difficult it would be for the EU to give May what she needed. |
| Long and frank discussion with PM @theresa_may ahead of #Brexit summit. Clear that EU27 wants to help. The question is how. | Long and frank discussion with PM @theresa_may ahead of #Brexit summit. Clear that EU27 wants to help. The question is how. |
| Ministers have assured MPs that the Commons will get to vote on Brexit before 21 January. After Theresa May pulled the vote yesterday, MPs also highlighted a loophole in the EU Withdrawal Act which meant that, even though the government was supposed to offer MPs a “meaningful vote” in January on what happens next in the event of there being no deal, or the deal being voted down, technically this rule did not apply. David Lidington, the Cabinet Office minister, and Robin Walker, the Brexit minister, both told MPs that, regardless of the apparent loophole, MPs would get a vote on the Brexit deal by 21 January - or a vote on what should happen next if for any reason that vote did not happen. But their promises failed to assure opposition MPs, who said the government could not be trusted because it had gone back on its word about holding a vote this week. | Ministers have assured MPs that the Commons will get to vote on Brexit before 21 January. After Theresa May pulled the vote yesterday, MPs also highlighted a loophole in the EU Withdrawal Act which meant that, even though the government was supposed to offer MPs a “meaningful vote” in January on what happens next in the event of there being no deal, or the deal being voted down, technically this rule did not apply. David Lidington, the Cabinet Office minister, and Robin Walker, the Brexit minister, both told MPs that, regardless of the apparent loophole, MPs would get a vote on the Brexit deal by 21 January - or a vote on what should happen next if for any reason that vote did not happen. But their promises failed to assure opposition MPs, who said the government could not be trusted because it had gone back on its word about holding a vote this week. |
| Len McCluskey, the Unite general secretary and the most powerful figures in the Labour movement, has urged Jeremy Corbyn to ignore pressure to call an early vote of no confidence in the government. See 4.54pm. The Lib Dems, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have all urged Corbyn to call one this week. (See 10.42am.) As leader of the official opposition, Corbyn is the only person who can table a motion of no confidence that has to be put to a vote. | Len McCluskey, the Unite general secretary and the most powerful figures in the Labour movement, has urged Jeremy Corbyn to ignore pressure to call an early vote of no confidence in the government. See 4.54pm. The Lib Dems, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens have all urged Corbyn to call one this week. (See 10.42am.) As leader of the official opposition, Corbyn is the only person who can table a motion of no confidence that has to be put to a vote. |
| Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of demeaning her office by delaying a vote on the Brexit deal to instead seek new concessions from the EU, saying the paralysis of government means other pressing problems are being ignored. | Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of demeaning her office by delaying a vote on the Brexit deal to instead seek new concessions from the EU, saying the paralysis of government means other pressing problems are being ignored. |
| Britons are growing ever more pessimistic about the state of Brexit negotiations, with even diehard leavers angry with how the past year has gone for their cause, a wide-ranging new study has found. | Britons are growing ever more pessimistic about the state of Brexit negotiations, with even diehard leavers angry with how the past year has gone for their cause, a wide-ranging new study has found. |
| Government plans for customs checks at Dover in a no-deal scenario are so impractical it would take eight hours to clear an average lorry carrying food and goods from Calais, the Road Haulage Association has warned. | Government plans for customs checks at Dover in a no-deal scenario are so impractical it would take eight hours to clear an average lorry carrying food and goods from Calais, the Road Haulage Association has warned. |
| London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared a climate emergency and urged the UK government to do more to avert an ecological breakdown that he says poses an existential threat to future generations. | London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared a climate emergency and urged the UK government to do more to avert an ecological breakdown that he says poses an existential threat to future generations. |
| That’s all from me for today. | That’s all from me for today. |
| My colleague Kevin Rawlinson is taking over now. | My colleague Kevin Rawlinson is taking over now. |
| Theresa May has recorded a clip for broadcasters in Brussels. She has already met the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the European council president, Donald Tusk, and she said there was a “shared determination” in Europe to deliver assurances on the backstop that might satisfy MPs. She said: | Theresa May has recorded a clip for broadcasters in Brussels. She has already met the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the European council president, Donald Tusk, and she said there was a “shared determination” in Europe to deliver assurances on the backstop that might satisfy MPs. She said: |
| What has been shown to me from those meetings is there is a shared determination to deal with this issue and address this problem ... | What has been shown to me from those meetings is there is a shared determination to deal with this issue and address this problem ... |
| The deal we’ve negotiated is a deal that honours the referendum ... It’s the best deal available; indeed it’s the only deal available. And the backstop, which is the issue that parliament has raised, is a necessary guarantee for the people of Northern Ireland. And whatever outcome you want, whatever relationship you want with Europe in the future, there is no deal available that does not have a backstop within it. But we don’t want the backstop to be used and, if it is, we want to be certain that it is only temporary. And it’s those assurances that I will be seeking from fellow leaders over the coming days. | The deal we’ve negotiated is a deal that honours the referendum ... It’s the best deal available; indeed it’s the only deal available. And the backstop, which is the issue that parliament has raised, is a necessary guarantee for the people of Northern Ireland. And whatever outcome you want, whatever relationship you want with Europe in the future, there is no deal available that does not have a backstop within it. But we don’t want the backstop to be used and, if it is, we want to be certain that it is only temporary. And it’s those assurances that I will be seeking from fellow leaders over the coming days. |
| Asked whether she had been told that the 48 letters to trigger a no-confidence motion in her as Conservative leader had been received, May said: “No, I have been here in Europe dealing with the issue I have promised parliament I would be dealing with.” | Asked whether she had been told that the 48 letters to trigger a no-confidence motion in her as Conservative leader had been received, May said: “No, I have been here in Europe dealing with the issue I have promised parliament I would be dealing with.” |
| Carwyn Jones has bowed out as first minister of Wales after nine years leading the country. | Carwyn Jones has bowed out as first minister of Wales after nine years leading the country. |
| During his resignation speech in Cardiff, Jones described his feelings as “bittersweet” - he said he was sad to stand down but proud of what he had achieved. | During his resignation speech in Cardiff, Jones described his feelings as “bittersweet” - he said he was sad to stand down but proud of what he had achieved. |
| Jones received a standing ovation from most fellow assembly members. However, Labour AM Jack Sargeant, the son of Carl Sargeant, who was found hanged four days after he was sacked by Jones as a minister amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour to women, remained in his seat. | Jones received a standing ovation from most fellow assembly members. However, Labour AM Jack Sargeant, the son of Carl Sargeant, who was found hanged four days after he was sacked by Jones as a minister amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour to women, remained in his seat. |
| Before the resignation speech, Sargeant issued a statement in which he said it would be “a real slap in the face” if Jones was given a peerage. | Before the resignation speech, Sargeant issued a statement in which he said it would be “a real slap in the face” if Jones was given a peerage. |
| Jack Sargeant, who replaced his father as AM for Alyn and Deeside, said: | Jack Sargeant, who replaced his father as AM for Alyn and Deeside, said: |
| Nothing could be more distressing for the family and friends of Carl to know that such an accolade could be bestowed when there are so many unanswered questions regarding the first minister’s conduct. | Nothing could be more distressing for the family and friends of Carl to know that such an accolade could be bestowed when there are so many unanswered questions regarding the first minister’s conduct. |
| That apart, the mood in the chamber was respectful and jovial, with political rivals paying tribute to Jones’ command of his wide brief and his steadfastness. | That apart, the mood in the chamber was respectful and jovial, with political rivals paying tribute to Jones’ command of his wide brief and his steadfastness. |
| Jones’s Labour party colleague, Mark Drakeford, is set to replace him on Wednesday. Jones said: | Jones’s Labour party colleague, Mark Drakeford, is set to replace him on Wednesday. Jones said: |
| Mark is someone who can effortlessly match both principles and pragmatism, and I have no doubt at all that he will make a superb first minister of Wales. | Mark is someone who can effortlessly match both principles and pragmatism, and I have no doubt at all that he will make a superb first minister of Wales. |
| After the division, the SNP MP Stewart McDonald raised a point of order to complain about the veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner calling him a “piece of shit”. John Bercow, the Speaker, was reluctant to intervene. He said that “moderation and good humour” were conducive to good parliamentary debate, but that he would not comment on something he had not witness and that Skinner was someone he held “in high esteem”. | After the division, the SNP MP Stewart McDonald raised a point of order to complain about the veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner calling him a “piece of shit”. John Bercow, the Speaker, was reluctant to intervene. He said that “moderation and good humour” were conducive to good parliamentary debate, but that he would not comment on something he had not witness and that Skinner was someone he held “in high esteem”. |
| A new parliamentary habit seems to be forming, whereby any time an SNP MP sat behind Dennis Skinner verbalises any frustration about what Jeremy Corbyn says, he angrily turns round to tell us off. He has just turned round and called me a ‘piece of shit’. He has become a thug. | A new parliamentary habit seems to be forming, whereby any time an SNP MP sat behind Dennis Skinner verbalises any frustration about what Jeremy Corbyn says, he angrily turns round to tell us off. He has just turned round and called me a ‘piece of shit’. He has become a thug. |
| The SO24 motion has been defeated by 299 votes to zero. (See 5.12m.) That amounts to Labour and other opposition parties registering a protest against the government - although, ironically, it involved voting against the motion tabled in Jeremy Corbyn’s name, which in other circumstances would be a Corbyn defeat. | The SO24 motion has been defeated by 299 votes to zero. (See 5.12m.) That amounts to Labour and other opposition parties registering a protest against the government - although, ironically, it involved voting against the motion tabled in Jeremy Corbyn’s name, which in other circumstances would be a Corbyn defeat. |
| The German press has made much out of the incident at the Chancellery in Berlin, when May was unable to get out of the black limousine which drove her up to a red carpet to meet Angela Merkel at lunchtime. | The German press has made much out of the incident at the Chancellery in Berlin, when May was unable to get out of the black limousine which drove her up to a red carpet to meet Angela Merkel at lunchtime. |
| “Theresa May began another attempt to save her Brexit deal,” the Bild newspaper wrote. “She met the chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday in order to solicit concessions from her EU colleagues. | “Theresa May began another attempt to save her Brexit deal,” the Bild newspaper wrote. “She met the chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday in order to solicit concessions from her EU colleagues. |
| “But things already began to go wrong when she tried to get out at the chancellery,” the tabloid wrote. | “But things already began to go wrong when she tried to get out at the chancellery,” the tabloid wrote. |
| “The door of May’s car was still locked. An embarrassing moment: the prime minister had exit problems and couldn’t get out”. | “The door of May’s car was still locked. An embarrassing moment: the prime minister had exit problems and couldn’t get out”. |
| The two leaders chuckled over the incident as they shook hands for waiting cameras. | The two leaders chuckled over the incident as they shook hands for waiting cameras. |
| At the meeting May, who was accompanied by advisers and the British ambassador, was told by Merkel that no reopening of the negotiations was possible. | At the meeting May, who was accompanied by advisers and the British ambassador, was told by Merkel that no reopening of the negotiations was possible. |
| Later, May met Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Merkel’s successor as leader of the Christian Democratic Union from which she stepped down on Friday. | Later, May met Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Merkel’s successor as leader of the Christian Democratic Union from which she stepped down on Friday. |
| Kramp-Karrenbauer and May held what was described as a 20-minute get-to-know-you meeting at the British embassy in the centre of the German capital, where according to a CDU spokeswoman they talked about the Brexit negotiations as well as future cooperation between the CDU and the British Conservative party. | Kramp-Karrenbauer and May held what was described as a 20-minute get-to-know-you meeting at the British embassy in the centre of the German capital, where according to a CDU spokeswoman they talked about the Brexit negotiations as well as future cooperation between the CDU and the British Conservative party. |
| MPs are now voting on the S024 motion on the government’s management of the meaningful vote debate. Normally these debates don’t end in a division. But Labour is keen to make a point - the wording of the motion is mildly critical of the government (see 1.51pm) - and it has forced a vote. The government is abstaining, and Labour has has to put up tellers on both sides to ensure the division actually goes ahead. | MPs are now voting on the S024 motion on the government’s management of the meaningful vote debate. Normally these debates don’t end in a division. But Labour is keen to make a point - the wording of the motion is mildly critical of the government (see 1.51pm) - and it has forced a vote. The government is abstaining, and Labour has has to put up tellers on both sides to ensure the division actually goes ahead. |
| My colleague Marina Hyde has a new column on Brexit. It is hard to do justice to the some of the political delinquency that has been on display, but, as usual, Marina is up to the task. Here is an extract. | My colleague Marina Hyde has a new column on Brexit. It is hard to do justice to the some of the political delinquency that has been on display, but, as usual, Marina is up to the task. Here is an extract. |
| And yet, there are hourly reminders that it could be a lot worse. European Research Group henchman Steve Baker MP has declared that the four Eurosceptics who have quit the cabinet – Boris Johnson, David Davis, Dominic Raab and Esther McVey – should decide which one of them will run as a Brexit PM. What a banquet of choice for the British people that would be. According to YouGov polling this week, Boris Johnson’s approval ratings are currently minus 35, David Davis’s are minus 19, Dominic Raab’s are minus 21, and Esther McVey’s were not polled, presumably on the basis that the recently departed high priestess of universal credit would break their measuring device. | And yet, there are hourly reminders that it could be a lot worse. European Research Group henchman Steve Baker MP has declared that the four Eurosceptics who have quit the cabinet – Boris Johnson, David Davis, Dominic Raab and Esther McVey – should decide which one of them will run as a Brexit PM. What a banquet of choice for the British people that would be. According to YouGov polling this week, Boris Johnson’s approval ratings are currently minus 35, David Davis’s are minus 19, Dominic Raab’s are minus 21, and Esther McVey’s were not polled, presumably on the basis that the recently departed high priestess of universal credit would break their measuring device. |
| Incredibly, though, Boris still spent the weekend casting himself as Aslan in some abortion of a Narnia metaphor, when he’s absolutely the biggest Edmund ever to stalk the earth. “Betray my family for a bit of high-end Turkish delight? Yes please!” | Incredibly, though, Boris still spent the weekend casting himself as Aslan in some abortion of a Narnia metaphor, when he’s absolutely the biggest Edmund ever to stalk the earth. “Betray my family for a bit of high-end Turkish delight? Yes please!” |
| And here is the full article. | And here is the full article. |
| Guys, it’s 108 shopping days till Brexit, and we’re grabbing maces | Marina Hyde | Guys, it’s 108 shopping days till Brexit, and we’re grabbing maces | Marina Hyde |
| After her meeting with Theresa May, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, told the CDU/CSU alliance of which she is a member that she had excluded the possibility of reopening Brexit negotiations. “We said that there will be no further opening of the exit deal,” Merkel said in Berlin on this afternoon. | After her meeting with Theresa May, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, told the CDU/CSU alliance of which she is a member that she had excluded the possibility of reopening Brexit negotiations. “We said that there will be no further opening of the exit deal,” Merkel said in Berlin on this afternoon. |
| But Merkel reportedly added that she remained confident that a solution to the impasse could be found, according to the German news agency DPA, pointing out that the majority of British MPs were not in favour of leaving the EU without a deal. | But Merkel reportedly added that she remained confident that a solution to the impasse could be found, according to the German news agency DPA, pointing out that the majority of British MPs were not in favour of leaving the EU without a deal. |
| Len McCluskey, the Unite general secretary, a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn’s, and one of the senior Labour figures most sceptical about a second referendum, has said that Corbyn should not be bounced into holding an early no confidence vote in the government. | Len McCluskey, the Unite general secretary, a close ally of Jeremy Corbyn’s, and one of the senior Labour figures most sceptical about a second referendum, has said that Corbyn should not be bounced into holding an early no confidence vote in the government. |
| Jeremy Corbyn should not be bounced by those with little or no interest in seeing Labour elected. They would be better placed using a censure motion and waiting for the right time to issue vote of no confidence. | Jeremy Corbyn should not be bounced by those with little or no interest in seeing Labour elected. They would be better placed using a censure motion and waiting for the right time to issue vote of no confidence. |
| Ian Lavery, the Labour chair, has posted this on Twitter saying much the same. | Ian Lavery, the Labour chair, has posted this on Twitter saying much the same. |
| Labour won't trigger a no confidence vote when we know it will fail. It'll serve only to strengthen Theresa May and unite the Tories.We're fully prepared to bring a no confidence vote when we know we can win and topple this rotten Government. pic.twitter.com/sspLDeAdL3 | Labour won't trigger a no confidence vote when we know it will fail. It'll serve only to strengthen Theresa May and unite the Tories.We're fully prepared to bring a no confidence vote when we know we can win and topple this rotten Government. pic.twitter.com/sspLDeAdL3 |
| Jenny Chapman, a shadow Brexit minister, does not seem to have got the message. She told LBC there would be a vote before Christmas. But this has been dismissed by party sources, and so it was either an honest mistake by Chapman, wishful thinking, or an attempt to push the policy in this direction. | Jenny Chapman, a shadow Brexit minister, does not seem to have got the message. She told LBC there would be a vote before Christmas. But this has been dismissed by party sources, and so it was either an honest mistake by Chapman, wishful thinking, or an attempt to push the policy in this direction. |
| Labour will hold confidence vote before Christmas. Jenny Chapman just told me on @LBC | Labour will hold confidence vote before Christmas. Jenny Chapman just told me on @LBC |
| Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative Brexiter and former party leader, has told ITV that he detects “a mood shift” in the party and that he knows of MPs who have decided within the last 24 hours to submit letters calling for a no confidence vote in Theresa May as party leader. | Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative Brexiter and former party leader, has told ITV that he detects “a mood shift” in the party and that he knows of MPs who have decided within the last 24 hours to submit letters calling for a no confidence vote in Theresa May as party leader. |
| "I detect in the last 24hrs people have decided this isn't going to work out...and people who wouldn't have put letters in are openly saying my letter is going in."Iain Duncan Smith senses a "mood shift" against Theresa May, though he's yet to submit a letter of no confidence. pic.twitter.com/HqBVJBSC5W | "I detect in the last 24hrs people have decided this isn't going to work out...and people who wouldn't have put letters in are openly saying my letter is going in."Iain Duncan Smith senses a "mood shift" against Theresa May, though he's yet to submit a letter of no confidence. pic.twitter.com/HqBVJBSC5W |
| And this is from ITV’s Paul Brand. | And this is from ITV’s Paul Brand. |
| One MP who's already written a letter just told me he 'knows' of four more that have gone in today. But keep an eye on who's doing the talking and what their motives might be. Will believe the 48 letters when Sir Graham Brady says he has them. https://t.co/osoQDDJfHn | One MP who's already written a letter just told me he 'knows' of four more that have gone in today. But keep an eye on who's doing the talking and what their motives might be. Will believe the 48 letters when Sir Graham Brady says he has them. https://t.co/osoQDDJfHn |
| Here is the Reuters story about Angela Merkel’s talks with Theresa May. And here is an extract. | Here is the Reuters story about Angela Merkel’s talks with Theresa May. And here is an extract. |
| German leader Angela Merkel ruled out further negotiations on Brexit on Tuesday but said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances after Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly pulled a parliamentary vote at home because she faced defeat ... | German leader Angela Merkel ruled out further negotiations on Brexit on Tuesday but said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances after Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly pulled a parliamentary vote at home because she faced defeat ... |
| According to two sources, Merkel told her conservative parliamentary group on Tuesday that there would be no further negotiations on Brexit though she also said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances. | According to two sources, Merkel told her conservative parliamentary group on Tuesday that there would be no further negotiations on Brexit though she also said efforts were being made to give Britain reassurances. |
| According to the sources, Merkel said May had admitted to her that she would not have got a majority in the Commons and it was not in anyone’s interests for Britain to leave the EU without a deal. | According to the sources, Merkel said May had admitted to her that she would not have got a majority in the Commons and it was not in anyone’s interests for Britain to leave the EU without a deal. |