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Mr Benn says the purpose of the bill is "very simple" - it is to ensure the UK does not leave the EU without a deal on 31 October.

There is "no mandate" for a no-deal Brexit, Mr Benn adds - and anyone supporting the bill recognises the negative impacts of such a withdrawal from the bloc.

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Labour's Hilary Benn takes to the floor to set his proposed bill before the Commons for debate.

He's able to do this because MPs defeated the government on Tuesday night and took over House business today.

Phrases like filibustering, losing a majority and removing the whip - what do they actually mean? Read our piece to find out.

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Consternation from Conservative MP Bill Cash - a long-standing Eurosceptic - ahead of the debate. He's deeply unhappy about the bill which could force the prime minister to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit.

He fears the "incredibly rushed procedure is a travesty in itself" and worries about the speed required of parliamentarians to assess the bill which has "not even been seen yet".

The House is expected to get through three readings in one day, and pass it on to the House of Lords tomorrow (Thursday).

The bill, Mr Cash says, is "only literally being made available in the vote office".

Speaker of the House John Bercow admits it's unusual to proceed so quickly but there is precedent.

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It's a packed afternoon in Parliament. So what's going to happen, and when?

• 3pm - MPs begin to debate the Brexit delay bill - called the European Union Withdrawal No 6 Bill;
• 5pm - the first vote on the bill is expected;
• 7pm - there is a second round of votes - and then, if it's approved, the bill moves on to the House of Lords for the next stage;
• 8.30pm - if the bill is passed by MPs, the government is expected to table a motion asking to hold a general election, followed by a vote.

(As ever, all these timings are subject to change!)

Conservative Party supporters and the public differ slightly in their view of Mr Johnson's actions.

Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi asks the PM when he will "finally apologise" for saying Muslim women looked like "letterboxes".

The top trends in the UK on Twitter at the moment are:

• #PMQs
• #SpendingReview
• Javid
• #SpendingRound
• #avengerswin

That last bullet point serves as a gentle reminder that there could be more to life than following every twist and turn at Westminster- namely, debating who the best Avengers character is.

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Sean Coughlan
BBC News, education correspondent

Schools in England are among the biggest winners from this spending round.

The government, worried about public concern over schools running out of cash, is promising a three-year package to increase funding by £7.1bn.

This is a significant amount of new money and will allow the government to say it has restored school budgets to pre-austerity levels.

School leaders, who have been infuriated about funding problems, have given it a tentative welcome.

They like the extra cash and think they’ve won the argument, but they’re worried that when no-one knows what’s happening next week, three years is a long time to wait for all the money to be delivered.

There’s £400m more for further education, too, described by the chancellor as the “forgotten sector”.

But the plan from Theresa May’s government to cut university tuition fees has not re-appeared and seems to have been rolled into the long grass.

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

In Sajid Javid's spending plan, we've just been treated to what we're likely to hear in the next few weeks.

More money for hospitals, police and for schools. For local government, for the justice system.

In other words, it was like a manifesto.

The truth is that at a time of enormous volatility, this spending review is not like the huge telephone book document from a government we normally get for a Budget - the sort that says "Here are the more predictable plans for what we will seriously do in the next two, three or four years."

Watch Laura's full analysis below.