Cox rejects contempt charge over Brexit legal advice because Commons request too 'vague' – Politics live

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May opening the five-day debate on her Brexit deal and MPs debating a motion saying ministers are in contempt of parliament 1.49pm GMT The Labour party has put out a statement about the proposed Brexit debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. It is issuing an ultimatum to No 10 over the format.Anyone familiar with these sorts of negotiations will see this as a precursor to the talks breaking down and the debate being called off. Theresa May is running away from the scrutiny of a head to head debate with Jeremy Corbyn, as she did in the 2017 general election campaign.When Number Ten told the media she wanted a head to head debate on her botched Brexit deal, Jeremy Corbyn immediately agreed. 1.43pm GMT Nadine Dorries, the Conservative, is speaking now. She is a hardline Brexiter, and a frequent critic of her own government, but she is defending the government this afternoon. She says she would like to read the legal advice. But she says, if the motion were to pass, law officers would feel inhibited about offering candid legal advice. Continue reading…
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