Rolling updates on latest political developments, including whether Speaker will allow ‘meaningful vote’ on Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill this afternoonEU would agree to Brexit delay, says German ministerHow the numbers add up on Brexit and possible amendmentsLabour seeks new alliance to kill off deal 2.51pm BST As well as writing to Boris Johnson, the first ministers for Wales and Scotland have also send one to the president of the European council, Donald Tusk, urging him to support an extension to Brexit that would allow MPs to scrutinise the deal – and perhaps even hold a second referendum.The BBC’s Nick Eardley tweets:Letter from Scottish and Welsh First Ministers to Donald Tusk asking for him to support Brexit extension to allow scrutiny and time for 2nd referendum pic.twitter.com/QruinTlVBa 2.43pm BST We heard earlier that Lisa Nandy had emerged as one of the Labour MPs who would support the withdrawal agreement bill (WAB) at second reading, but it seems fairly certain that it will be opposed by her party. The Guardian’s deputy political editor, Rowena Mason, tweets:Not picking up any sense that Labour will abstain on second reading of WAB – all signs they are going to vote against, no way they can be seen even tacitly to accept a Johnson Brexit Continue reading…
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