The Solicitor-General offers to meet the rebel-in-chief to discuss his amendment. Meanwhile, Rees-Mogg mounts a constitutional argument against it.
“Everybody now has to stand up and be true to what they believe in.”
A few small steps for both men, a giant leap for nuclear disarmament and international engagement?
The Chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Select Committee is looking forward to questioning him this week.
“The one thing that is uncertain until we go into the June summit and engage with the EU is precisely what the contours of the trade deal will look like.”
He argues that Labour MPs are as ‘terrified’ of a Corbyn-led government as he is.
The Housing Minister was being asked about Boris Johnson’s comments on Brexit, which were leaked earlier this week.
The Shadow Brexit Secretary claims that there is now widespread concern about the Government’s ability to bring home any sort of deal at all.
But the former Party Chairman tells Sophie Ridge that he thinks the Prime Minister needs to stop delaying decisions.
The SNP leader wants instead to engage people in the ‘substantive arguments’ for breaking away from the UK.
The Cabinet Office Minister says the Government wants the withdrawal agreement sorted by the autumn.
“What do you think about Brexit?”…”What’s that?”…”Does that mean we won’t have any cheese?”…”Doesn’t it mean it would be harder to like go to like Spain and stuff?”
The Prime Minister resorts to pointing out Corbyn’s refusal to rule out a second referendum.
“There’s a substantial minority in the Republic who feel disenfranchised…who feel very alone…who feel no-one speaks for them any more.”