Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May’s formal resignation as remainers refuse to serve under new PMPMQs: May gives Johnson frosty welcomeHammond quits as chancellorBarnier says Johnson must decide if UK wants deal or notPMQs – Snap verdict 2.51pm BST From the veteran political journalist Michael CrickIt’s worth remembering that for the last 40+ years every PM has lasted longer than most experts have forecast – Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron and even May. True of many of their predecessors too 2.45pm BST Here is the full text of Theresa May’s final speech. There was not really any news in it, although her call for a Brexit that “works for the whole of the United Kingdom” was a way of telling Boris Johnson to avoid a no-deal Brexit. As Nick Robinson argued in last week’s BBC documentary Britain’s Brexit Crisis (which is well worth watching, if you have not seen it yet), it was a visit to Northern Ireland, and conversations with people who said no-deal could lead to Northern Ireland leaving the UK, that persuaded May to abandon her belief that no-deal was acceptable as a fallback option.May said:I am about to go to Buckingham Palace to tender my resignation to Her Majesty the Queen and to advise her to ask Boris Johnson to form a new administration.I repeat my warm congratulations to Boris on winning the Conservative leadership election. Continue reading…
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