Rolling updates on today’s political developments as prime minister plans to ram his deal through parliament by ThursdayDonald Tusk: EU likely to grant extension requestMinister says MPs opposing bill are trying to thwart BrexitWithdrawal bill: what does Johnson’s version say? 2.55pm BST Here’s our story on Boris Johnson’s threat to pull the Brexit bill and seek an election. Related: Johnson threatens to scrap Brexit bill and seek election before Christmas Boris Johnson has threatened to pull the Brexit legislation and seek an election before Christmas if MPs vote to stop him rushing it through the House of Commons in three days.Speaking in the House of Commons, the prime minister said a vote against his timetable would delay Brexit for three months if the EU decides to grant the extension. 2.53pm BST Lady Hermon pays tribute to Tony Blair, who she says was the architect of the Good Friday Agreement. She says she knows the Labour party has anxiety that the new Brexit deal undermines the agreement and asks Corbyn to explain that.Corbyn says that the deal creates a different trading relationship with the EU in the UK and Northern Ireland. He says that whilst there might not be an aspiration at the moment to introduce physical custom points on road borders, that the “direction of travel is not a good one”. Continue reading…
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