Labour MP Gisela Stuart - who campaigned alongside Mr Johnson on the Leave side during the EU vote - says she did not believe the foreign secretary meant to offend anyone with his remarks.

Channel 4 announces it will bring back Wife Swap for a one-off Brexit special.

Former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper has defended Boris Johnson amid a diplomatic row over comments he made about French President Francois Hollande and World War Two-style punishment beatings.

The foreign secretary had been "over-interpreted", the MP said. 

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Two of the largest investment banks in the City of London have said that some staff will definitely have to move abroad when the UK leaves the EU.

HSBC's chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, said he was preparing to move 1,000 staff from London to Paris.

And Swiss bank UBS, which employs about 5,000 staff in London, said some would definitely move, to Frankfurt or Spain.

The comments to Bloomberg Television underline that many thousands of banking jobs may go abroad after Brexit.

Since June's Leave vote, there has been widespread speculation that many financial jobs based in London might migrate to cities in the rest of Europe, such as Dublin, Paris or Frankfurt, so that the banks concerned could continue to offer their services seamlessly to EU clients. Read more

Opposition politicians are seemingly queuing up to knock rhetorical lumps out of Boris Johnson after his comment about Brexit "punishment beatings".

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry says he should be "ashamed" of himself and wonders why "this guy is in charge of our great Foreign Office".

For the SNP, Tasmina Ahmed Sheikh says the foreign secretary's history of gaffes is a long one and he doesn't "seem to be learning any of the lessons of diplomacy".

Conservative MP and former Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt is more forgiving but believes Mr Johnson should, even so, mind his step. He adds.

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UKIP leader Paul Nuttall is next up in the European Parliament.

He has a little dig at Labour, claiming the party is a "shambles" which has let down working people in its subservience to the EU.

He welcomes Theresa May's speech, saying the prime minister made clear the country was "not bluffing and would not be bullied".

Warning EU leaders against "empty threats", he says the UK was not some minnow that could be pushed around but was the fifth largest economy with the potential to forge strong links across the "anglosphere" as well as other fast-growing regional economies. 

A major painting by one of the legendary figures of surrealist art is finally bought after the effects of Brexit put the sale at risk.

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Guy Verhofstadt, the Liberal ALDE group leader and Brexit observer for the Parliament, also picks up on Donald Trump's comments last week that more countries might leave the EU. 

He says that he was "disappointed" by the EU's reaction to the comments, which he calls "insane".

He adds that this Friday - when Mr Trump is due to be inaugurated - will mark a "turning point" for the EU and boosts the need to agree reforms. 

He says that the EU will seek a "fair" Brexit agreement with the UK, but repeats comments he has made before that the deal must not leave Britain better off outside than in. 

Speaking in the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt quotes Johnnie Cash in outlining the challenges the EU now faces. 

He remarks that former Spanish politician Javier Solana referred in 2004 to a "ring of friends" around the EU's borders.

Now the union was confronted, instead, by a "ring of fire".

Moving on to Brexit, he says he wants a fair deal for the UK but says there can be "no cherry-picking" of the bits of membership that the UK wants to keep.

The government will learn on Tuesday if it has to give MPs a vote before triggering Brexit.

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Despite being a strong Remain supporter, Conservative MP Nicholas Soames says it is time to accept the verdict of the referendum and "get on with it".

He quotes his grandfather Winston Churchill: "If there is a bear in your bedroom it is not a matter for speculation."

He calls for "the highest possible degree of joint action" on justice, home affairs and security cooperation post-Brexit.  

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European Council President Donald Tusk has just spoken in the European Parliament. He says the EU stands ready to start regotiations when the UK officially notifies its departure.

Yesterday's speech by Theresa May, he says, "proved that the unified position of 27 member states on the indivisibility of the single market was finally understood and accepted by London.

"It would be good if our partners also understood that there will be no place for pick and choose tactics in our future negotiations."

This bit is greeted with a smattering of applause from MEPs.

Mr Tusk adds that he noted Mrs May's "warm and balanced words" about European integration, saying these comments sounded more like Winston Churchill than Donald Trump.

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The European Scrutiny Committee is taking evidence from the Leader of the House of Commons David Lidington this afternoon on the subject of the government's approach to European Scrutiny.

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Shadow Home Office minister Lyn Brown responds for the opposition.

She expresses fear that, on leaving the EU, the UK will not be able to maintain participation in the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).

The EAW allows for the arrest and transfer of suspects across member states.    

Conservative David TC Davies intervenes to argue that accepting the EAW means accepting that justice systems across the EU "are as good as ours".

Lyn Brown replies that the EAW is "more powerful" than any other extradition treaty.

"We would be so stupid if we let it go."

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Europhile Conservative MP Anna Soubry intervenes on Brandon Lewis' long and detailed description of the various EU and other international law enforcement arrangements that the government will want to maintain after the UK leaves the EU. 

"He is actually making a very good case for why we ought to stay in the EU but we are where we are," she says. 

Ms Soubry goes on to ask what will happen if the government cannot negotiate a bespoke law enforcement deal with the EU in the next two years. 

Mr Lewis replies that he has "every confidence" with the Home Office, the Department for Exiting the EU and the prime minister "to get us this deal".  

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Joan Ryan's ten minute rule motion is accepted without division. 

We now move on to the main business of the day - a general debate on exiting the EU and security, law enforcement and criminal justice. 

Home Office Minister Brandon Lewis begins by saying that it is important that MPs have a chance to discuss the many aspects of the UK leaving the EU. 

He says that this debate offers MPs a chance to debate an area that is "crucial to our continued safety" and that of the rest of Europe.  

Mr Lewis says that cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism will be one of the governments core negotiating objectives, and promises to work with European partners. 

The referendum decision does not alter the government's duty and that of all European countries to protect our people and way of life, he says. 

The prime minister's spokeswoman has said she does not accept the interpretation by some parts of the media of Boris Johnson's comments.

She said he was "not in any way suggesting anyone was a Nazi", adding that "at no time did he use the word Nazi and I don't accept the interpretation of his comments".

She went on to say the remarks were "all being hyped up" and that he was making a point about a punitive approach. 

Mr Johnson was making a "theatrical comparison" to evocative World War Two movies, according to the spokeswoman.

She added that "there is not a government policy of not talking about the war".

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A date has been set for the Supreme Court ruling on the Brexit case heard before Christmas. As you'll remember the case was about whether or not Parliament had to be given a vote before the UK triggered the Article 50 process of leaving the EU.

It has just been announced that the ruling will be delivered at 09:30 GMT on Tuesday morning.

You can read more about the case and watch all the hearings on the Supreme Court website., external

The SNP accuses Theresa May of pursuing a "little Britain Brexit" which could lead to 80,000 job losses in Scotland.