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Conservative and former chancellor Philip Hammond says that, last Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel "acerbically noted" that the PM had yet to send any proposals to the EU.

He asks the prime minister if he will commit to publishing any proposals this afternoon to help "those of us considering what to do later today".

"There is no point in having a negotiation as long as there is a risk that Parliament will make that negotiation impossible," replies Boris Johnson.

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Lib Dem Leader Jo Swinson says many doctors want to stop Brexit because "it will plunge our NHS into deep crisis."

"When will the prime minister stop playing with people's lives and stop Brexit," she asks.

The prime minister says he welcomes the opportunity to point out that 700 extra doctors have started working in the NHS since the UK voted to leave the EU.

Boris Johnson will visit Dublin on Monday as Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar warns that a hard border between his country and Northern Ireland is a "very real risk".

Mr Varadkar said that the Republic of Ireland must "stand its ground" on the backstop, the insurance policy that was included in Theresa May's deal with the EU to prevent a hard border.

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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the prime minister has experienced “the shortest lived honeymoon in parliamentary history”.

By seeking to suspend Parliament the prime minister is "robbing the people of their power", Mr Blackford says.

"He is acting more like a tinpot dictator than a democrat," he adds.

Mr Johnson accuses the SNP of wanting to "hand back control" of Scotland's fisheries to the EU.

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Conservative MP Ken Clarke says the PM has "an obvious strategy".

"He will set conditions that make no deal inevitable, he will make sure as much blame as possible is attached to the EU and this House for that consequence, and then as quickly as he can, he will fight a flag-raising election before the consequences of no deal become obvious," he says.

Mr Johnson replies that he is a "lifelong fan" of the veteran MP.

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Responding to Mr Corbyn, Boris Johnson says the Labour leader is "a man who voted against every single piece of EU legislation.

"He has said we must uphold the result of the EU referendum.

"What do we see now?

"He has been converted into the agent of those who would subvert democracy and overturn the will of the people."

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Finishing his statement, Jeremy Corbyn makes reference to the defection of Conservative MP Phillip Lee to the Liberal Democrats at the start of the debate.

The government, he says has "no mandate, no morals, and as of today, no majority".

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Continuing, Jeremy Corbyn asks the prime minister to "assure the country" that the government will abide by any legislation passed by Parliament this week to block a no-deal exit.

A no-deal Brexit, he says, would be "anti-democratic" and "unconstitutional".

He calls on the PM to "reflect on his use of language", after Mr Johnson branded the legislation a "surrender bill" in his opening statement.

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Responding to the PM's statement, Jeremy Corbyn says EU leaders have said Boris Johnson has "failed to present any new proposals" to the Irish border backstop plan.

Asking for any new proposals to be published, the Labour leader says the government has "only has one plan" - to leave the EU without a deal.

He adds that leaked copies of the government's own planning documents show this would lead to shortages or food and medical supplies.

He accuses Mr Johnson of leading a "government of cowardice".

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Former Conservative Phillip Lee, MP for Bracknell, has just crossed the floor of the Commons to join the Liberal Democrats.

Dr Lee is an ex-justice minister who served under Theresa May and supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendum.

He became the first government minister to resign over Brexit in June 2018.

In June this year, Dr Lee lost a vote of no confidence in him by his local Conservative association.

He said the move by local members was "inspired" by the single issue of Brexit.

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During his statement, Boris Johnson confirmed he will visit Dublin on Monday to meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and discuss issues relating to Brexit and the backstop.

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"I will never surrender the control of our negotiations in the way the leader of the opposition is demanding," the prime minister says.

"There will be no further pointless delay."

He concludes his statement by urging MPs to reject the bill.

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Home Affairs Correspondent

Crowds are beginning to gather outside Parliament. But nothing like the numbers we saw on the original Brexit day of 29 March. Some of the demonstrators I've seen today are carrying provocative placards. Some on the Leave side are calling MPs and Parliament “traitors”. And on the Remain side some are calling the prime minister a liar who’s orchestrating a coup.

The largest group so far outside parliament are Remain campaigners carrying EU flags. They’re now gathering around the media camp on College Green, so that the world's TV cameras can see the message they are trying to send.

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"After a great deal of thought, I have reached the conclusion that it is no longer possible to serve my constituents’ and country’s best interests as a Conservative Member of Parliament," tweets Phillip Lee, external as he joins the Liberal Democrats.