Shadow transport secretary AndyMcDonaldMP tells SophyRidgeSky that he thinks 'remaining in the EU is the better option' but says that Labour will 'put it back to the British people' to decide. Ridge For more, head here:
WATCH: Sam Gyimah explains why he left the ToriesMrs Swinson told the Andrew Marr Show:"Everybody can see we are stuck, that Brexit is in a mess. There needs to be a way out of that.She added:"But if we end up at a general election then I think we need to be straight forward with people and give them the option for all this Brexit chaos to stop.
Pushed on whether the Lib Dems are now a single issue party to block Brexit and are bringing in MPs who are not representative of the party, Mrs Swinson rejects the notion that any MPs joining the party don't truly embody the values of the party.09:58Home Secretary Priti Patel on capital punishment She says she is drawing a line under previous deal and focusing on the new deal to enable the UK to leave, and the"anti-democratic backstop" has to be dealt with.
"I'm of the view, I've always been of the view that remaining in the EU is the better option", McDonald says, but adds the party will"put it back to the British people."Labour's shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald is asked when the party will support a general election. Mr Khan says, while saying he is not excusing criminality, part of the problem lies with services being cut.
But Umunna says it is"much more than that" and that Leave/Remain is not just about whether you support membership of the EU. He adds:"We want to see things determined at the ballot box, that's what you would do at a general election." She says it's"right he should enable parliament to have its say, even if it's not what the government want to hear".Former Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman, who is standing to be the next Speaker of the House of Commons, warns of"extremism" if people lose faith in parliament.Harman says the Speaker should now have a"role in the country as a whole" to represent parliament.
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