Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including May’s Brexit talks with Corbyn, and MPs debating Cooper bill to rule out no dealLunchtime summaryPMQs – Snap verdictMay’s cabinet: where to they stand on Brexit?Corbyn under pressure to back public vote on Brexit deal 2.51pm BST This is from my colleague Heather Stewart.NEW – hearing an emergency shadow cabinet has been called for 6pm, presumably so that JC can report back on his chat with the PM. 2.50pm BST In the Commons Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the Commons, has just said that the government will oppose the business motion. She says that is because the government does not approve of this process allowing backbenchers to take control of the Commons business.The SNP’s Pete Wishart is speaking now. He starts by asking Leadsom to say whether or not the government will be voting against the actual Cooper bill at second reading, but Leadsom chooses not to respond. Continue reading…
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