Brexit news: Jeremy Corbyn accuses Theresa May of 'blackmailing' MPs in fiery Commons clash
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Theresa May has been accused by Labour of "blackmailing" MPs to get her "botched Brexit deal" over the line after urging MPs to give her more time to secure a breakthrough.
In a fraught Commons clash, Jeremy Corbyn said her only tactic was to "run down the clock" after it emerged that the UK could be days from a no-deal Brexit before parliament votes on her blueprint.
MPs also reacted with anger after the prime minister revealed plans to rip up Commons rules to get a Brexit deal ratified in time for the UK to leave the EU on March 29.
Ms May told MPs that she would enable the Commons to lift a requirement for a 21-day delay before any vote to approve an international treaty.
But shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield vowed to oppose the move, adding: “This plan shows contempt for our democracy.
“The government is trying to avoid proper scrutiny and run down the clock in order to force through its bad Brexit deal.”
To follow events as they unfolded, see our live coverage below
No urgent questions today - so we are now expecting Theresa May to give her statement at around 12.40pm.
The PM is expected to say: "The talks are at a crucial stage. We now all need to hold our nerve to get the changes this House has required and deliver Brexit on time.
"By getting the changes we need to the backstop, by protecting and enhancing workers' rights and environmental protections, and by enhancing the role of Parliament in the next phase of negotiations, I believe we can reach a deal that this House can support."
Here's some key dates for Brexit watchers as the clock ticks down to Brexit day on March 29. Remember, everything is still very up in the air.
Theresa May has held her weekly meeting with her top team. No10 say she updated cabinet ministers on her talks with Brussels and explained she had set out the need for "legally binding changes to the backstop", including alternative arrangements, a time-limit or a unilateral exit mechanism.
There will be no meaningful vote this week as talks "need a little more time to conclude".
The readout says: "She said it is clear that these discussions with the EU will need a little more time to conclude and so we will not be bringing forward a meaningful vote this week, but will table an amendable motion for debate on Thursday.
"We will also commit to laying another amendable motion for debate by 27th February if a meaningful vote has not been passed by then.
"In the meantime, we will continue to progress the work on workers’ rights, the role of Parliament in the next phase of the negotiations and support for communities that feel they have been left behind."
A 48-year-old MP has been appointed as the Conservatives new vice chairman for youth and will be responsible for attracting young people to the party's ranks.
Nigel Huddleston, who has been the Mid Worcestershire MP since 2015, was given the role at Tory headquarters which has the responsibility of overseeing the party's under 25 youth wing.
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Activists have posted a billboard featuring a blank tweet in Jeremy Corbyn's constituency in protest over what they claim is his lack of leadership on Brexit.
For the past month, campaign group Led by Donkeys has been putting up posters all over the country featuring quotes mostly from hard-Brexit MPs which claimed the process of leaving the EU would be easy.
The Labour leader is the group's latest target because of his failure to back a second referendum on Brexit.
On Tuesday, Led by Donkeys called on young Labour voters to spray paint their demands on the empty tweet, which was on a billboard erected next to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
Led by Donkeys tweeted: "Jezza, this poster was put up more in sorrow than anger. Time is running out.
"Brexit is a right-wing project delivered by right-wing ideologues. Listen to your members and give young people who can put you in power, not Seamus Milne."
Other targets have included John Redwood, who was the subject of a poster featuring his quote: "Getting out of the EU can be quick and easy - the UK holds most of the cards in any negotiation."
A billboard of Boris Johnson read: "There is no plan for no deal because we are going to get a great deal."
Michael Gove was also a target, with the words: "The day after we vote leave we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want."
Theresa May is on her feet to make a Brexit statement.
She says MPs sent an unequivocal message to the EU that it could only support a deal with legally binding changes to the Irish backstop. She had discussions with senior EU figures on this last week.
Juncker maintains the EU's position that they won't reopen the deal, but May set out her position that the backstop must be changed. Both teams are holding talks and she plans to meet Juncker again before the end of February.
May says Jeremy Corbyn shares concerns over the backstop and she welcomes his cooperation. Her team will meet Corbyn's team tomorrow, she says.
She sets out her guarantees on workers rights and she says she's met trade unions to discuss concerns. She says she is prepared to legislate on enshrining workers rights - but the UK does not have to follow the EU. It can lead the way.
Jeers and shouts from MPs when she says the UK has a 'proud tradition' of leading the way on workers rights. Labour gave workers paid annual leave and a Tory government allowed people to request flexible working.
May says she was proud to be minister for women when it introduced shared parental leave.
May says parliament must have a stronger role in the next phase of talks, as the political declaration is not legally binding. She says Steve Barclay, the Brexit secretary, has written to members of the Brexit committee to ask for their views.
She also sets out her commitment to reach out to trade unions and wider society.
However - she says she disagrees with Jeremy Corbyn over his desire for a customs union with the EU. She says parliament voted against this and also it would be worse for Britain than her deal as it prevents the UK from striking its own trade deals.
As briefed earlier, May commits to moving an amendable motion on February 27 if a meaningful vote is not held before then.
May says opposing no-deal is not enough to stop it - we must agree a deal to prevent a chaotic exit.
She adds: "The talks are at a crucial stage. We now all need to hold our nerve to get the changes this House has required and deliver Brexit on time."
Jeremy Corbyn is now responding.
He kicks off with a decent gag, saying "I usually thank the Prime Minister for an advance copy of her statement, but it arrived just as I was leaving my office to come here so I can only assume she entrusted it to the Transport Secretary to deliver.
He says the UK is facing the biggest crisis in a generation but the PM is just running down the clock.
Corbyn asks when the meaningful vote will be, warning that it could come just days before exit day under May's plans.
He tries to pin her down on whether there will be legally binding changes to the Brexit deal to cover the backstop.
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