'We are not going to be blackmailed into a Brexit deal that is going to damage our economy' - Shadow chancellor johnmcdonnellMP says any deal made by the PM should go to a referendum. Follow events live here:
Scottish Tories leader Ruth Davidson quits over Brexit conflict and starting a family11:42John McDonnell, Labour's shadow chancellor, says the tactics being considered by Downing Street to block no-deal reported by BuzzFeed News are"increasingly bizarre".
"While not agreeing with the hyperbole of some critics, I have been unpersuaded by the reasons given for that decision, which I believe risks undermining the fundamental role of Parliament at a critical time in our history, and reinforces the view that the government may not have the confidence of the House for its Brexit policy.
She urges them:"Make it clear now that if a deal comes back to the Commons you will vote for it and let the EU hear you say you will vote for it."She says two referendums have split Scotland - and that they should be used to bring a country together,"not as a way for political leaders to fail to lead".
She is"so proud" of the work done as Scottish Conservatives leader to"prove ourselves a truly national party once again".MPs pay tribute to Davidson Lord George Young of Cookham, a whip and government spokesperson for the Cabinet Office in the House of Lords, has resigned. "If anything at all, parliament should be sitting for more days not fewer days in the run up to October."The furniture for a Ruth Davidson news conference includes a Scottish Conservative-issue briefcase - a hard case to supplement her five feet, five inches in height so she can see and be seen over the lectern.
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