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Labour's shadow Brexit minister Paul Blomfield says there "needs to be proper parliamentary scrutiny" of the process of leaving the EU. He expects the government "to report back regularly".

Home Office minister Brandon Lewis says the government is looking at the possibility of publishing a White Paper - outlining plans. But people will be angry if politicians appear to be "delaying" Brexit, he adds.

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BBC Radio 5 live has asked women MPs how they are treated by colleagues and the public.

More than half have received physical threats and two-thirds feel less safe following the murder of Labour's Jo Cox last June, the survey suggests. 

Some worried about their children being bullied and the vast majority have suffered abuse online.

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The MPs at the top of the ballot to ask Theresa May questions today are Labour's Helen Jones, Conservatives Chris Philp, David Warburton and Kevin Hollinrake, and the SNP's Philippa Whitford.

Labour MP Yvette Cooper has written to David Davis asking for clarification on when and how the Commons will get to vote on key aspects of the Brexit negotiations, such as the UK's future customs arrangements.

The chair of the home affairs committee is pushing for a vote on the UK's future participation in the EU's customs union before Article 50 is triggered.

She wants the Brexit Secretary to publish the evidence backing up the government's claim that the UK will be better off outside the Common External Tariff and Common Commercial Policy - key components of the customs union.

While she believes Parliament must respect the referendum result, she says that does not mean ministers should be given a "blank cheque"

Former First Minister Alex Salmond says Theresa May must take Scotland into account in Brexit negotiations.

Scotland's trade with the rest of the UK continues to be worth four times more than its exports to the EU, according to Scottish government figures.

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Chair Hilary Benn welcomes the witnesses to the Brexit Committee session.

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo tells the committee the people of Gibraltar do seek "positive engagement" with the people of Spain but suggestions that Gibraltar "does not have the stomach" to stand up for full and exclusive British sovereignty, would be "misreading the situation". 

The Spanish government has called for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Prime Minister's Questions. It's just over a day since the government lost its Supreme Court case over whether Parliament must be consulted on triggering Article 50, which gets talks with the EU under way. 

Could Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ask about this? His party is pushing for more scrutiny of government plans as the bill on Article 50 goes through the Commons and Lords, but he has faced criticism over Labour's approach too.

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Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, tells the BBC's deputy political editor John Pienaar she is "leaning towards" voting against Article 50.

It has been reported that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will impose a three-line whip on his MPs over Article 50 - meaning any shadow minister who does not vote for it may have to resign from the frontbench.

But the shadow education minister says she feels strongly about representing the views of her constituents, who voted overwhelmingly to stay in, whatever the possible political repercussions for her.

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According to the Lib Dem blogger Mark Pack, the party's nine MPs will be expected to vote against Article 50 unless the bill includes the guarantee of a referendum on the deal negotiated by Theresa May.

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A lively debate just now on Channel 4 News about Brexit - with Gina Miller joined in the studio by Labour's Chuka Umunna, the Conservatives' Kwasi Kwarteng, the SNP's Stephen Gethins and UKIP MEP Patrick O'Flynn.

Mr Gethins, the party's foreign affairs spokesman, says the public owes Mrs Miller a huge debt of gratitude, as her legal battle has shown democracy "does not start and finish in the Palace of Westminster". 

But Mr O'Flynn says Mrs Miller represents a "certain segment" of the population, suggesting she is part of a "very high-earning" London elite that is "used to getting its own way" and not representative of the UK as a whole.

Mrs Miller is angered by this, replying: "Don't put me in a box. How dare you," - adding that she does not "represent anyone apart from myself".

Now that the Supreme Court ruling has provided legal certainty, Mrs Miller says that her work is done.

She adds: "I am going to go back to my day job. It's over to the politicians now."

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Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars tells Channel 4 News that the Brexit vote has created a "new paradigm" in Scottish politics and the party needs to rethink its route towards independence.

If the Scottish government pursues a second referendum, potentially as early as next year, he says, it will lose it as the vote will be held against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty.

Mr Sillars, a key figure in the party in the 1980s and early 1990s, was one of few nationalist politicians to campaign for Brexit. 

Labour MP Angela Eagle says she will vote to trigger Article 50 when legislation comes before the House of Commons, but will be seeking certain guarantees to ensure proper scrutiny of the government's plans.

In a Facebook post, external, the former shadow business secretary reflects on the fact she personally campaigned to remain in the EU and her Wirral constituency narrowly voted in favour of staying in.

But she says she "respects and values" the democratic system too much to stand in the way of the will of the people as expressed in the referendum.

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Downing Street has declined to comment on reports that Theresa May has turned down an invitation to address the Irish Parliament because she would have to talk about the UK's relationship with Ireland after Brexit.

The prime minister was asked by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to give a speech in the Dail during a one-day official visit to Ireland before the end of the month. 

She would have been the first Conservative leader, and only the second British prime minister, to speak in Dublin's parliament. 

But Mr Kenny has indicated that Mrs May has turned down the offer, originally made by the house speaker, due to scheduling issues.

Some Irish politicians have been urging Mrs May to use the visit to explain how Brexit will affect trade between the countries, and border security between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

Asked about the matter, No 10 said it would not comment about the PM's engagements until nearer the time.