Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenLunchtime summary 3.00pm BST Here is the full text of the statement from Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee. He said:The prime minister is determined to secure our departure from the European Union and is devoting her efforts to securing the 2nd reading of the withdrawal agreement bill in the week commencing 3rd June 2019 and the passage of that bill and the consequent departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union by the summer.We have agreed that she and I will meet following the 2nd reading of the bill to agree a timetable for the election of a new leader of the Conservative and Unionist party. 2.53pm BST Here is the statement from the 1922 Committee.The 1922 Committee executive blinks, and gives Theresa May two more weeks. She will set out a timetable to quit in early June, after the WAB. pic.twitter.com/0r6lDVxs5p Continue reading…
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