David Cameron tells Marr he's "hopeful" of an EU deal in February and referendum is likely after September
He says he'll stay on as PM - and "do everything necessary to make it work" - if UK votes to leave EU
Shadow justice secretary Lord Falconer urges Labour to "come together" after recent reshuffle
Labour MP Alison McGovern has quit a party policy group over differences with the leadership
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The BBC's Ross Hawkins says it is fair to say that Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson are "completely at odds" over the sacking of Michael Dugher from the shadow cabinet and that there is "open dissent" at the highest levels of the party about the reshuffle and how it has been conducted. However, he stresses, that we are at the stage of "warm words" for Mr Dugher "rather than walkouts".
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Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 committee of backbench Tory MPs, takes the opposite view to Ken Clarke. He welcomes David Cameron's announcement on the EU vote, saying it is "exactly the right call" and "shows respect" for the British people, who recognise that politicians have strong feelings about the UK's future in the EU on both sides. He says the Conservatives cannot have a repeat of the early 1990s when ministers were whipped to support the Maastricht Treaty, claiming the legacy of this were years of "dissatisfaction, dissent and rancour". He says he believes the party will pull together whatever the outcome of the referendum but declines to comment on media reports he could be asked to join the cabinet after the vote as part of a reconciliation gesture by David Cameron.
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Ken Clarke says any cabinet minister who wants to campaign for EU exit and take a different stance to David Cameron and the likely government line should resign and argue for withdrawal from the backbenchers. He says former PM John Major tried to keep Eurosceptics in his cabinet in the middle 1990s and this led to a breakdown in unity and effective government. He urges Eurosceptics to use their freedom to campaign in a "reasonable and sensible way".
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Former Chancellor Ken Clarke says the decision to allow cabinet ministers to campaign on both sides in the EU referendum is "most unfortunate", telling the BBC that "collective unity" is breaking down. He says the PM has been "forced into" the move and suggests that certain ministers have already been briefing to the newspapers that they would quit. He says "ground rules" need to be laid down to ensure that all cabinet ministers campaign "moderately", whichever side of the argument they back, and "remember that they are members of the government".
It has just been announced that it will be Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood whi is to make an oral statement about the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia and regional tensions to the Commons later.
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Later today, Parliament's Petitions Committee will decide whether MPs should debate a petition - signed by more than 500,000 people - calling for US presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be barred from entering the UK, after he said Muslims shouldn't be allowed into the US.
But we couldn’t wait that long and dusted off the Daily Politics mood box to find out what people in the City of London thought.
A "toe-rag", an "abomination", were just some of the names people I spoke to chose to describe him. He has said quite a few controversial things after all.
But despite that, others still think he should be allowed in to the UK if he wanted to come - freedom of speech and all that.
Speaking about the Labour reshuffle, Cat Smith, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities defended Jeremy Corbyn's decisions.
She said:
Quote MessageI think Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour party is within his rights to pick the people that he wants to serve in his Shadow Cabinet and if he doesn't want people in the Shadow Cabinet who spend more time attacking the Labour party leadership than the Tory benches opposite us then he's perfectly in his right's to do that.”
Ex-shadow chancellor Chris Leslie spoke to the Daily Politics about the ongoing Labour reshuffle. Of the departure of Michael Dugher, the former shadow culture secretary he said "his sin I think was to dare to have different views". He said Labour's chances without him had not been improved.
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Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has criticised the Prime Minister's decision to give Conservative ministers the freedom to support either side during the European Union referendum campaign.
Farron said the decision showed “staggeringly weak leadership” and was putting party before the country.
He said David Cameron agreed with him that the UK should stay in the EU. The PM should take the right position, argue the case and show leadership. He said that on such a significant issue the government should have a collective official position.
Quote MessageIt looks like David Cameron is taking a leaf out of Jeremy Corbyn’s book of how to lead, in other words not leading."
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There are now four statements expected in the Commons this afternoon. The first will be at 15:30 GMT from the Prime Minister on the EU summit in December.
Each statement lasts for anything from about 45 minutes, so the exact timing of the others is difficult to predict but the order of those following the PM will be:
- Environment Secretary, Liz Truss on flooding.
- Foreign Office statement on the relationship the UK has with Saudi Arabia
- Home Office statement on reports that a British national fled whilst on bail for terror offences.
David Cameron was 'fearful' of resignations over EU, says Nigel Farage
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Nigel Farage has said the Conservative Party will not be able to unite after the European Union referendum and would face "irreconcilable" differences.
He welcomed the Prime Minister's plans to give Conservative ministers freedom to campaign on either side of the referendum but said the PM had been "forced" into it for fear of resignations from the cabinet.
Mr Farage said this was only a short term solution in order to "hold together" the Conservative Party but warned in the long term it would only cause more division.
He said to "wait and see" for an announcement about Conservative backbenchers he will be working with and added the Prime Minister will be "surprised" at the number of Conservatives who will campaign to leave the European Union.
Quote MessageThe problem is, I suspect, as the date of the referendum gets closer and as the arguments become more and more emotive, whatever the result, you may well finish up with a Conservative Party and a Conservative cabinet where the difference become irreconcilable."
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Simon Danczuk's ex-wife Karen says she "does not condone" the text messages that he sent to a 17-year-old girl but supports him and has "never seen him so upset".
The MP has been suspended from the Labour Party after admitting sending the texts.
The Conservative Party is "divided" on Europe and are not putting the national interest first, according to Labour's Alan Johnson.
His comments come as David Cameron is expected to give ministers freedom to campaign for either side during the European Union campaign.
Johnson, who is leading the Labour for Britain campaign, said the Conservatives were more concerned with their own internal issues and who will become leader after David Cameron.
Quote MessageWhile the Tories are divided on Europe, Labour is clear that Britain’s national interest is best served by campaigning for Britain to stay in the EU. Our place in the world and our economic future are far more important than any internal Conservative issues or jockeying for position in a post-David Cameron leadership contest. Labour will campaign clearly and firmly for a vote to remain in the EU.”
Alan Johnson, Chair of the Labour In For Britain campaign
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Tuesday's guests of the day, to discuss the EU referendum, Labour reshuffle and more, are former Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell, Labour's shadow equalities spokeswoman Cat Smith and the SNP MP Tommy Sheppard.
It's emerged that David Cameron is to allow his cabinet to campaign on either side of the EU referendum once a deal has been agreed on Britain's membership of the bloc. We'll be speaking to UKIP MP Douglas Carswell.
Image source, ReutersAnd with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the midst of his shadow cabinet reshuffle, former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie will be on the programme to discuss.
Jo Coburn will also be looking at the political year ahead, with the Guardian's Polly Toynbee and Sam Coates from the Times, and Alex Donohue from Ladbrokes offers some political predictions.
Also coming up, does the British public think Donald Trump should be banned from the UK after his call for Muslims to be barred from entering the US? Daily Politics reporter Ellie Price has been testing the mood on the streets.
All that, and more, from 12:00-13:00 GMT on BBC 2, or you can watch online by clicking on the 'Live Coverage' tab above.
