Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenWhat Donald Tusk told MEPs about Brexit 2.01pm GMT Anna Soubry, the Conservative former business minister and diehard pro-European, told the Daily Politics earlier that she was “surprised and disappointing” that Boris Johnson has chosen to resurrect the claim about Brexit saving the government £350m a week. She said:This is not going to be extra money that will be going to our NHS ….I’m very disappointed that given where we are, our foreign secretary, who holds after all one of the great offices of state, is not squaring up and being honest with the British public – and they deserve honesty as we leave the European Union …Boris is being irresponsible to continue to con people in this way. He should be honest about the challenges that Brexit poses to our country.Sadly I feel that that will not happen. Though I wish it would. He’s our foreign secretary, y’know, this is grown up, this is proper stuff, he’s got to man up to the position he holds.What I do know is that this is not going to be additional funds that will go to the NHS – and that was an important part of the trick that was played on the British people. 1.47pm GMT Christine Shawcroft, a senior figure in Momentum, has just taken over as chair of Labour’s disputes panel, my colleague Anushka Asthana reports. The previous chair, Ann Black, has been removed.Ann Black has just been ousted as chair of Labour’s disputes panel, according to sources, with Christine Shawcroft taking her place. Vote was 22 to 15 as unions backed the move. Continue reading…
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