Labour is certainly appearing cautious about an election - our correspondent Vicki Young says a key question for them is, what is Boris Johnson wins? Can he then just take Britain out without a deal? They say no deal must be ruled out in every eventuality before they can commit to an election.

However, it looks as though SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon thinks Jeremy Corbyn might be being a bit too cautious...

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Conservative association members in Margot James's Stourbridge constituency in the West Midlands have been told to select another candidate for any forthcoming general election, after she had the party whip withdrawn.

In a statement on its website, the organisation said: "As there is no sitting MP in the Stourbridge constituency representing the Conservative Party, the association will be taking immediate steps in accordance with the constitution of the Conservative Party to select a prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge to stand at the next parliamentary election.

"The selection decision is a matter for members of the Stourbridge Conservative Association and an announcement will be made in due course."

It added the association "wish to put on record their appreciation to Margot for the service she has given".

"Sit up, man!" came the cries from opposition benches as Jacob Rees-Mogg, Conservative MP and Leader of the House of Commons, slouched during a three-hour late-night debate on Brexit.

But Mr Rees-Mogg, apparently revelling in his act of reclination, did not move.

The sight of an MP slouching in the Commons drew ire from some. Actor Hugh Laurie described the behaviour as , external"insolent" and "insufferable".

However, for others, the moment may underline the seeming stagnation of Parliament, swamped in debates and protocols, while the country waits for the Brexit crisis to be resolved.

Twitter didn't let us down when it came to documenting the night of reclining. For the full picture and the best of the memes, click here.

Chancellor Sajid Javid is still taking questions from MPs following his statement outlining his spending plan for the coming year.

But with the Brexit delay bill debate expected from about 15:00 BST, the House of Commons is emptying as many MPs seize an opportunity to take a break.

Does the same go for the journalists covering the goings-on in Westminster?

No way.

We're staying right where we are.

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Developments in Westminster are being closely followed by Europe’s media, with both France’s Le Monde and Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung running live pages to cover the story.

Centre-left daily Le Monde summed up Tuesday as “another crazy day live from Brexitland”.

"Mr Johnson needs two-thirds of the votes in the House of Commons to dissolve Parliament,” it said. “Impossible without Labour. Will Jeremy Corbyn pick up the gauntlet?”

Noting the “tempestuous atmosphere” in Westminster, France’s Le Figaro newspaper focused on the “skilfully orchestrated” moment when one of his own MPs defected to the Liberal Democrats while Boris Johnson was making a statement.

In Spain, the headline in centre-left daily El Pais read: “Parliament has struck a lethal blow to Johnson’s Brexit strategy.” It added that “parliament was neither impressed by the popularity of Boris Johnson nor intimidated by his bravado”.

ABC daily’s headline was: “Parliament defeats Johnson in the first battle against no-deal Brexit,” while Barcelona-based La Vanguardia said: “Boris Johnson loses control over Brexit.”

Germany’s popular tabloid Bild ran with “Boris has lost control” and centre-right daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung noted a "momentous defeat" for Boris Johnson and described the atmosphere in Westminster as "poisoned".

Poland’s influential daily Gazeta Wyborcza said: “Effectively, Johnson’s sole option can be tendering his resignation with his tail between his legs.”

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In case you missed it, click here to listen on BBC Sounds to Boris Johnson's first Prime Minister's Questions.

Plus, analysis and reaction from 5 Live's Adrian Chiles, BBC Deputy Political Editor John Pienaar, Guardian political correspondent Jessica Elgot and assistant editor of The Spectator, Isabel Hardman.

John McDonnell has finished his rebuttal of the chancellor's spending plan, so now the floor is open to questions from MPs across the House.

It's not long now until the debate begins on the Brexit delay bill begins.

To recap expected timings:

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Mr McDonnell also accused Mr Javid of trying to dupe the public in his spending plans

"The Tories have checked what are the top three or four issues in the polls and cynically judged just how little money they have to throw around to try and neutralise the concerns people.

"So to come here and then try to fool us with references to people's priorities is beyond irony.

"When did this extremist right-wing Tory party ever put the people first?

"Were they putting the people first when they froze child benefit, year after year?"

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The shadow chancellor says the funding pledged by Mr Javid towards the environment was "miniscule amounts" for what is an "existential threat" to society.

The chancellor said earlier that the government would give £432m to Defra to help the UK to implement "world-leading environmental standards".

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Mr McDonnell noted both he and Mr Javid had bus driver fathers.

"You wait ages for one son of a bus driver to become chancellor of the exchequer only to be followed soon after by another."

Mr McDonnell branded Mr Javid's speech "a compendium of meaningless platitudes", and suggested it had been written by No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings.

"Could I ask him to take a message back to the person who obviously drafted this statement. So if he could tell Mr Cummings, the man who cancels the chancellor's own speeches, sacks his staff without telling him..."

The remark caused Boris Johnson to shout from the frontbench about spending on education - prompting Mr McDonnell to refer to the PM's reported row with girlfriend Carrie Symonds.

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A no-deal Brexit plan for the Irish border would only be sustainable for a matter of months, the former head of the government's Border Delivery Group has said.

The UK has said that in the event of no deal it would not impose checks or tariffs on goods entering NI from the Republic.

Karen Wheeler said the "assumption" was that situation could be sustained for 12 months.

"What was not clear was what happens then... I think the assumption was some sort of special deal."

Read the full story here.

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Sajid Javid announced the "fastest increase in day-to-day spending in 15 years".

He said: "Next year I will add £13.4bn to total public spending including £1.7bn added for capital spending.

"These extra funds take the real increase in day-to-day spending to £13.8bn, or 4.1%.

"That means I'm delivering the fastest increase in day-to-day spending in 15 years."

Measures announced by the chancellor included:

- Councils will have access to an additional £1.5bn to fund social care next year

- A 6.3% real terms increase in Home Office spending

- Funding for homelessness will rise by 13%, an extra £54m

- A £6.2bn increase in NHS funding; - £2.2bn for the Ministry of Defence.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell is now at the dispatch box responding to Mr Javid's announcements.

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Mr Javid returns to the issue of the day to sum up his spending review statement.

"Brexit is not all that matters to the British people - it is not the only topic at the dinner table," he says.

He adds the spending plans marks a new beginning for the UK's public services.

Now it's shadow chancellor John McDonnell's time to unpick Mr Javid's speech.

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On the environment, Mr Javid announced more cash for tackling climate change and air pollution.

He said: "A healthy environment is a precondition for a healthy population."

He committed £432m to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to push ahead with creating "world-leading environmental standards" once Britain has left the European Union.

Another £30m of "new money" was set aside for tackling "the crisis in our air quality" and £30m for biodiversity, including widening the Blue Belt Programme.

The scheme currently protects marine creatures such as turtles, whales and seabirds.

He also confirmed new funding to help the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy meet the government's commitment to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050 but did not announce the exact amount involved.