Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQsPMQs verdict: Jeremy Corbyn dances rings round May on BrexitHighlights from Met Police’s statement about novichok investigationHighlights from Theresa May’s statement to MPs about novichok case 3.04pm BST Tory MP Richard Drax tells Dominic Raab and Olly Robbins that Northern Ireland border issue is overblown. Drax: “The Northern Ireland issue has been blown out of all proportion. This is being used sadly, in part, to make the withdrawal difficult” 2.57pm BST Raab says he hopes people critical of the Chequers plan will apply the same scrutiny to alternative plans. He says those advocating a Canada-style free trade deal have to explain why that would not lead to the Northern Ireland backstop arrangements staying in place for perpetuity. Continue reading…
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President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…