Brexit debate: Chuka Umunna calls for fresh referendum as Jacob Rees Mogg warns against patronising UK voters - As it happened

Follow all the latest updates from The Independent's exclusive Brexit panel

Welcome to the The Independent's politics liveblog, covering our exclusive panel discussion this evening on 100 days until the Brexit deal is done.

Political editor Joe Watts is speaking to leading voices from across the debate, including cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, and prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.

We are hearing from former attorney general Dominic Grieve, who became an unlikely leader of rebel Tories, Pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna, and Labour Leave boss John Mills.​

The event is being livestreamed here.

See below for live updates

Key Points

• Dominic Grieve labels the Chequers deal 'realistic'
• Chuka Umunna says the EU referendum was the first time he noticed the nasty underbelly of racism
• Jacob Rees-Mogg condemns Gina Miller for inferring UK electorate are 'too stupid' to vote on EU membership​
• Andrea Leadsom does not see the transition period being extended

[11 July 2018 17:32 · Lizzy Buchan]

Welcome to the The Independent's politics liveblog, covering our exclusive panel discussion this evening on 100 days until the Brexit deal is done.

Political editor Joe Watts will be speaking to leading voices from across the debate, including cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, and prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.

We will also hear from former attorney general Dominic Grieve, who became an unlikely leader of rebel Tories, Pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna, and Labour Leave boss John Mills.​

Join us!

[11 July 2018 17:49 · Lizzy Buchan]

Brexit has been dominating the agenda this week, as Theresa May's government was thrown into crisis once again.

The prime minister thought she had united her warring ministers behind a new customs plan on Friday at her Chequers retreat.

But the short peace lasted only two days, before David Davis and Boris Johnson sensationally resigned from the cabinet within hours of eachother, triggering a number of other Brexiteers to walk from their jobs.

It all comes as Ms May faces a challenging week, as US President Donald Trump makes his long-awaited visit to the UK.

[11 July 2018 18:10 · Lizzy Buchan]

Rumblings of dissent from Brexiteers at the Chequers plan have started to spill over, with arch-Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg tabling a string of amendments to Ms May's trade bill this afternoon.

Happily enough, he's on our panel tonight.

Here's the story:

[11 July 2018 18:31 · Lizzy Buchan]

Another interesting story from today.

Liam Fox has issued an extraordinary warning to EU leaders that they risk being kicked out by their own voters if they reject Theresa May’s new Brexit plan.

Read the full piece here:

[11 July 2018 19:37 · Ashley Cowburn]

[11 July 2018 20:06 · Ashley Cowburn]

[11 July 2018 20:08 · Ashley Cowburn]

The event is due to start in around 10 minutes 

Political editor Joe Watts will be speaking to leading voices from across the debate, including cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, and prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.

We will also hear from former attorney general Dominic Grieve, who became an unlikely leader of rebel Tories, Pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna, and Labour Leave boss John Mills.​

[11 July 2018 20:17 · Ashley Cowburn]

[11 July 2018 20:24 · Ashley Cowburn]

The columnists are now on stage. Joe Watts, the Indy's political editor, says the event is perfectly time - putting the World Cup semi-final aside. More importantly, he adds, there's a Brexit white paper coming out tomorrow morning. 

Jacob Rees-Mogg says "'no" when asked whether he believes the white paper will deliver the Brexit he wants, hitting out the "common rule book". 

Andrea Leadsom says she has judged the strategy by the red lines set out in the Brexit referendum - to take back control of our laws, borders and money. Very importantly, she adds, to be a global independent trading nation. 

[11 July 2018 20:26 · Ashley Cowburn]

Leadsom says the white paper will also address the European Union's red lines and force them to take the negotiations seriously.

Chuka Umunna, the Labour MP, says what the EU have asked for is a position from the UK - and up until Friday they had no idea what that was - highlighting the conflicting statements from cabinet minister beforehand