Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the latest Commons debate and votes on what should happen next with Brexit 1.42pm GMT According to ITV’s Paul Brand, Jacob Rees-Mogg, the chair of the ERG, is saying Brexiters are unlikely to vote against the government on the main motion tonight. But Brand concedes the ERG has not taken a final position.BREAKING: @Jacob_Rees_Mogg tells me tonight’s motion is a ‘secondary issue’ and government unlikely to be defeated. All ERG are demanding is some clearer indication that govt is still pursuing Malthouse.NEW: @Jacob_Rees_Mogg in full to me just now…“Today’s business is not fundamentally important. It’s all about where the govt is going. So this is a secondary issue rather than a primary one and that’s why I think it’s highly unlikely people will be voting against this motion”BUT Jacob Rees-Mogg was not in the chamber when Steve Barclay appeared to play down potential of Malthouse and tempers clearly far more frayed among those who were. Still a watch and wait.NEW: ERG will announce their official position after 4pm. Still up in the air, even if Jacob Rees-Mogg is sounded emollient. 1.34pm GMT And this is from Hilary Benn, the Labour chair of the Commons Brexit committee.What’s really evident about today’s Brexit debate is that it’s actually a negotiation between the Brexit Secretary and the ERG about whether they will support the Government motion rather than a negotiation about what’s best for the national interest. Continue reading…
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