Jeremy Corbyn has described his meeting with Theresa May as "useful but inconclusive".

In a TV interview, he said there had not been "as much change as he expected" in the PM's approach and Mrs May had to come up with something new to make her Brexit deal acceptable to MPs.

The Labour leader said he raised a range of issues, including future customs arrangements, trade agreements and regulatory alignment.

The PM, he added, appears keen to get a deal through Parliament next week in order to avoid the UK having to take part in European elections.

He said he had told the prime minister that he wanted to pursue the option of another referendum - but there was no agreement on that issue.

Technical discussions between the two sides will continue over the coming days, he said.

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Yvette Cooper finishes her speech, rejecting claims the bill is being rushed through.

She says MPs cannot sit back and do nothing when there are nine days to go before the UK is due to leave the EU and "no-one knows what is happening".

But, speaking next, Conservative MP Andrew Percy says Leave voters in his constituency and elsewhere could be forgiven for thinking there is a "giant stitch-up" going on.

It's all very well people talking about coming together, he says, but when the people doing this are "on the other side of the campaign", the sense is that this is really an attempt to overturn the result of the referendum.

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Now MPs have approved the timetable motion, debate of Yvette Cooper's bill is underway.

• MPs will debate the bill at second reading until 19:00 BST. A second reading gives MPs the opportunity to debate the principles of a bill.
• Should the bill be approved at second reading it will then move to the next stages - committee stage, report stage and third reading - until 22:00.
• If the bill gets through the Commons, it is expected to be considered by the House of Lords on Thursday

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MPs now start their debate on Yvette Cooper’s bill aiming to prevent a no-deal Brexit.

Opening the debate, Ms Cooper says a no-deal Brexit would see the UK lose access to the European arrest warrant and criminal databases.

It also see border delays, which she says has already led the NHS to stockpile medicines.

"It will hit other people's lives, and it is not fair," she says.

Scotland's first minister was speaking after holding talks in London with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.

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Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has written to the shadow cabinet about Labour's negotiations with Theresa May.

She says: "If we look like reaching any other decision than a confirmatory vote that would be in breach of the decision made unanimously by conference in Liverpool and overwhelmingly supported by our members and it needs to be put to a vote by the shadow cabinet."

She confirms she would vote that "any deal agreed by Parliament must be subject to a confirmatory public vote, and yes, the other option on the ballot must be Remain".

A Downing Street spokesman said: "Today’s talks were constructive, with both sides showing flexibility and a commitment to bring the current Brexit uncertainty to a close.

"We have agreed a programme of work to ensure we deliver for the British people, protecting jobs and security.”

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Raising a point of order, Tory Eurosceptic Sir Bill Cash says there could be financial implications to a further Brexit delay.

He says this means Yvette Cooper's bill will require a money resolution - which is required to authorise government spending.

Speaker John Bercow however says he is satisfied that the matter is already covered by a money resolution passed in September 2017.

He says this is means the bill will not require a further money resolution.

Concerning negotiations with Theresa May, a Labour spokesperson said: "We have had constructive exploratory discussions about how to break the Brexit deadlock."

"We have agreed a programme of work between our teams to explore the scope for agreement."

After criticism over talks with the Labour leader, the PM says the public "expect us to reach across this House".

The business motion is approved by 312 votes to 311, meaning MPs can now start debating Yvette Cooper’s bill aiming to prevent a no-deal Brexit.

The bill – which has received cross-party backing – would require the PM to delay Brexit by seeking an extension to the Article 50 process.

First they will debate the bill at second reading, external stage – the next stages, called committee and third reading, will follow later this evening.

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"We could be looking at a Tory split, we could be looking at the end on Tory Party," says Spectator editor Fraser Nelson.

He says if Theresa May does a deal with Jeremy Corbyn there will be many more resignations.

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Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee says Labour face "a real dilemma" over negotiations with Theresa May.

She says the party leadership should not agree to anything without a promise to put the deal "back to people".

"Anything else would be a catastrophe," she says.

"If he agrees a deal without confirmation from the people he owns it [Brexit]."

Spectator editor Fraser Nelson agrees it is a "great dilemma" but adds that if, by doing a deal on the customs union, "he can split the Tories down the middle that might be a prize worth paying".

MPs are now voting on the main business motion – which would allow MPs to begin debating the legislation aiming to prevent a no-deal Brexit backed by a cross-party group of MPs.

If approved, it would mean MPs would be able to debate all Commons stages of the bill later today, before sending it on to the House of Lords.

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BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young says "this could be pretty important because as things stand MPs cannot take control of agenda on Monday".

However she adds that the government could bring indicative votes forward on Monday anyway.

"The difference will be that the government will be in control of what MPs vote on, rather than a group of backbenchers," she adds.

The tie is the first in 39 years.

The last tied vote was 30 January 1980 on the Televising of Parliament Bill – 201-201.

There was a tied announced on 22 July 1993 on an amendment to the Social Chapter of the TEU but that was an error and was changed the next day.

The Parliament website states:

If the vote is tied - which is very unusual - in the Commons the Speaker has the casting vote.

The Speaker casts his vote according to what was done in similar circumstances in the past.

Where possible the issue should remain open for further discussion and no final decision should be made by a casting vote.

In the Lords, the Lord Speaker does not have a casting vote. Instead, the tied vote is resolved according to established rules (called the Standing Orders).