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Labour MP Caroline Flint says her party colleagues should consider voting for a general election before the Brexit deadline even if they don't want one

"My concern is, Parliament doesn't give the two-thirds majority [needed to hold an election], and it is my understanding that in that instance, the prime minister, any prime minister, could still go to the Queen and seek to have a general election.

"In that situation, my fear is that we could actually have a date for the polls not before the 31 October, but on the 3 November, which means we will bow out of the European Union with no deal whatsoever."

Norman Smith
Assistant political editor

The BBC's assistant political editor has said he believes the moment has passed for Theresa May's withdrawal deal to be revisited, despite a group of Labour MP's hoping to renew it.

"It's very hard to see the Tories voting for Mrs May's deal. On the Labour side... I think Team Corbyn now think there are bigger fish to fry," Norman Smith said.

He said if Mr Johnson was still in power and delivered a Queen's Speech on 14 October as planned, Labour would then consider putting forward a motion of no confidence.

"The Boris Johnson government is now looking so shaky, the name of the game is not just Brexit, but who is in government. [Labour is] looking for a way to get into power," he said.

"So I think the chances of Mrs May's deal being reinvented as a last minute salvage operation is extremely remote."

He said the main question now is when exactly Labour will put forward the confidence motion.

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Richard Benyon MP - one of those who had the whip removed yesterday - says he feels "sad" at being removed from the party.

"I've been an actor in this party for a quarter of a century, I've been an MP for nearly 15 years and I didn't think this would be the turn of events that possibly mean I finish in politics," he says.

When asked what has happened to the Conservative party, Mr Benyon replies: "I think in historical terms we are still deeply immersed in a philosophical disagreement across the Conservative family about our relationship with Europe.

"I vote remain but I'm now a leaver - I want us to leave. I'm a democrat. I got elected in my constituency on a manifesto that we left but in an ordered way.

"I have immersed myself in the details of the impact of no deal and I'm concerned about my constituents - especially those on the lowest incomes - and the impact it would have on them."

Holyrood is now 18 months from its next election. Nicola Sturgeon's Programme for Government laid some of the groundwork for it.

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There is a high police presence around Westminster following previous protests by both pro and anti-Brexit groups.

Barriers have been mounted on pavements around Parliament Square, Whitehall and College Green, where many broadcasters host their political programmes.

Officers could be seen on horseback and lining the pathways in large numbers as campaigners arrive ahead of Boris Johnson's Prime Minister's Questions.

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Nigel Evans MP tells BBC Politics Live that Tory MPs who had the whip removed after voting against the government yesterday knew "what the rules are".

"Just because you happen to be the grandson of Winston Churchill - and I'm a great respecter of Nicholas Soames - it doesn't give you the right to drive down the motorway at 100mp," he says.

"What those MPs did last night was they took the power way from a Conservative prime minister - their prime minister - and handed it to the opposition."

A UK government spokesman said it welcomes the court's decision and hopes that "those seeking to use the judiciary to frustrate the government take note and withdraw their cases".

"As we have set out, the government needs to bring forward a strong domestic legislative agenda - proroguing Parliament is the legal and necessary way of delivering this," they said.

The European Commission has issued a final call for businesses and other organisations to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.

Spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said: "A no-deal scenario in eight weeks' time remains a possible, although undesirable, outcome."

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Phillip Lee caused quite a stir last night when he left his sea with the Conservative Party and walked across the Commons to join the Liberal Democrats - thus taking away Boris Johnson's working majority.

But questions about his views on LGBT rights have reportedly led to people leaving the party, external.

Lib Dem Christine Jardine said she was confident her party would have asked Mr Lee to confirm he had changed his views before allowing him to join.

June Kelly
BBC Home Affairs correspondent

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The government is expected to announce proposals later today for EU nationals arriving in the UK before the end of next year, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

It is understood that under the plan, free movement will be replaced by a three year temporary Leave to Remain scheme for EU nationals who arrive in the UK before 31st December 2020 and register with the EU settlement scheme.

And it is expected that for everyone involved their three years will start from December 2020, enabling people to stay until at least December 2023.

Home Secretary Priti Patel had previously said that in the event of a no deal, free movement would end on 1st November.

But at the weekend it emerged that the plan had been dropped because the government could have faced court action.

MP Richard Benyon, who was thrown out of his party last night after reluctantly rebelling against the prime minister, said he does not plan to sit with any other party when he returns to the House of Commons later.

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More than 100,000 people have applied to register to vote in the past 48 hours, according to government figures.

Some 52,408 applications were submitted on Monday, followed by 64,485 on Tuesday - compared with a daily average figure of about 27,000 over the past month.

Mr Johnson said on Tuesday night that he would press ahead with efforts to call a general election in October.

If a snap general election were to take place on 15 October - the date the prime minister is expected to suggest - the deadline for applying to register to vote would be 27 September.

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Sir Roger Gale says he would never leave the Conservative Party - but has serious concerns about a no-deal Brexit.

He supported Boris Johnson by voting against the rebel bill last night, but told the BBC he is "on the cusp" of a change of heart.

We're expecting the chancellor to outline his spending plans for 2020-21 at about 13:00 BST.

His statement will set departmental budgets for just one year rather than the usual three, because of uncertainty over Brexit.

He's due to announce a further £2bn of Brexit funding for the government, as well as confirm extra for health, schools and the police.