Blair says Labour wrong to think Brexit could be renegotiated after Commons vote – Politics live

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May’s tour of the UK to mark Brexit now being just one year awayJohn McDonnell’s morning interviews – SummaryTheresa May’s BBC interview – Summary 2.58pm BST Johanna Baxter, who used to sit on Labour’s national executive committee, has joined those like Labour MP Ian Austin (see 2.22pm) saying it is not enough for Christine Shawcroft just to step down as chair of Labour’s disputes panel.I sat across the NEC table from Christine for 6 yrs – sadly this is not unusual behaviour from her. I hope our @jeremycorbyn and @JennieUnite deal with it quickly. Stepping down as Chair of Disputes is not sufficient. Ignorance is no excuse. https://t.co/6p042c6XVXThe email sent by Christine Shawcroft shows a huge lack of judgement. She must now stand down from the Disputes Panel and if she does not, Jeremy Corbyn must ask her to immediately.Christine Shawcroft is not fit to be a member of the Labour party, let alone the NEC, having defending the right of a Holocaust denier to stand as a Labour councillor✏ SIGN THE PETITION https://t.co/6kM72G6b5k 2.50pm BST Theresa May has defended her decision not to visit the Irish border during a one day tour across the UK to mark one year to Brexit.Speaking during a lunch with Northern Ireland farmers at Fairview Farm on the Belfast to Bangor road, the prime minister said she absolutely understands the how important Brexit will be to those living along the border with the Irish Republic.What I am doing here today is actually listening to farmers here in Northern Ireland … Listening to representatives of the agri-food industry, hearing that they want to see coming out of Brexit, what are the opportunities for Northern Ireland in the future. That’s what I have been doing. Continue reading…
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