Speaker says PM cannot bring back deal to parliament without substantial changes Today’s latest political developments – live updates The House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow, has said the government… Read more »
Discussions likely to cover role of Northern Ireland assembly if Irish backstop were used Follow the latest political developments – live The Democratic Unionist party is to continue intensive talks… Read more »
THERESA May’s rejigged Brexit plan croaked on Tuesday night after hardline Tory MPs inflicted another devastating defeat. The PM, who again lost her voice during a critical speech saw her… Read more »
PM promises MPs free vote on no-deal Brexit on Wednesday after second drubbing Follow all the latest developments live Theresa May has suffered a second humiliating defeat on her Brexit… Read more »
Statement from Donald Tusk’s spokesman comes after Theresa May’s Brexit deal suffers second heavy defeat Full story: MPs defeat May’s Brexit deal by 149 votes How did your MP vote… Read more »
PM to meet Juncker as Merkel says a ‘very important offer’ has been made to Britain Follow the latest political developments – live updates A guide to this week’s crucial… Read more »
Eurosceptics could move against the PM if Commons defeat leads to Brexit delay Theresa May was battling on Sunday night to save her Brexit deal and prolong her premiership, amid… Read more »
PM’s spokesman says UK still looking for backstop changes after ‘robust’ discussions Downing Street has insisted the meaningful vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal will go ahead as promised on… Read more »
Julian Smith strikes pessimistic note as PM announces workers’ rights measures to boost support The chief whip, Julian Smith, has warned cabinet ministers that, if MPs reject Theresa May’s deal… Read more »
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the Commons debate on Brexit next steps Which Brexit amendments have been selected by the Speaker? PMQs verdict: Corbyn… Read more »
Up to 25 government members could vote for delay rather than allow UK to crash out Theresa May is facing the most serious cabinet revolt of her premiership next week,… Read more »
Company broke privacy and competition law and should be regulated urgently, say MPs Facebook deliberately broke privacy and competition law and should urgently be subject to statutory regulation, according to… Read more »
PM defeated by 303 votes to 258, plunging hopes of uniting her party around renegotiated deal into chaos Theresa May has suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of hardline… Read more »
Theresa May suffered another defeat on Brexit tonight as both pro- and anti-European Tories helped vote down a motion supporting her approach to negotiations. Find out how your MP voted… Read more »
Labour leader struggling to balance conflicting forces in his party over Brexit Jeremy Corbyn faces up to 10 resignations from the Labour frontbench if he fails to throw his party’s… Read more »
PM’s reply to Labour leader’s letter stresses her objections to UK being in a customs union Theresa May has effectively ruled out Labour’s ideas for a compromise Brexit plan, shutting… Read more »
A “DEATH tax” that could hit grieving families with bills of up to £6,000 could be passed without scrutiny from MPs. The cost of securing probate — legal control over… Read more »
Ministers accused of being ‘in denial’ about perilous state of local authority finances More than 50,000 people have died waiting for care while ministers dither over long-awaited plans to overhaul… Read more »
Cash for former coal towns on offer in exchange for backing PM’s revised agreement Theresa May is putting together a package of measures aimed at wooing Labour MPs in leave-supporting… Read more »
MPs have voted on a series of Brexit amendments challenging the government’s withdrawal deal. The Brady motion requires Theresa May to renegotiate the backstop; the Cooper amendment would have let… Read more »
Mrs May will have her work cut out to wrangle a new Brexit deal in Brussels, especially as her plans to reopen it have been rejected Theresa May won a… Read more »
The Brady amendment passed. But ultimately the problem is not the deal, or the backstop, or Brussels: it is Brexit itself British politics now follows the tortured pattern of addiction…. Read more »
Friends say he could exercise right to remain in Commons chair in face of threat to withhold peerage over alleged Brexit ‘bias’ The speaker of the House of Commons, John… Read more »
Continental press warms to Speaker’s style, hailing him as a solitary source of order As Europeans on the continent have watched the UK’s Brexit car crash, one figure offered some… Read more »
The government faces a no-confidence vote that it will expect to win, but what are the PM’s next steps? Follow all the day’s politics news – live How did your… Read more »
PM faces vote of confidence after MPs vote against her Brexit plan by 230 majority Follow the latest developments – live How did your MP vote? How does a no-confidence… Read more »
Prime minister’s Brexit deal is lost by 432 votes to 202 Theresa May loses Brexit deal vote by majority of 230 How did your MP vote? How does a no-confidence… Read more »
The PM leads a party that is divided and a country stockpiling food and medicines as if preparing for war. She needs to humbly reach out to her opponents and… Read more »
MPs voting now as PM makes final plea for them to back her deal How will the various Westminster factions vote? The meaningful vote on May’s Brexit deal – what… Read more »
Kemi Badenoch says Tulip Siddiq was ‘making a point’ by choosing to vote in Brexit debate Follow the day’s political developments – live updates The Conservative vice-chairman Kemi Badenoch has… Read more »