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BBC Radio 5 Live has been asking listeners across the UK what they want to happen next:

“They’ve had three years in parliament to sort it out. They scuppered Mrs May because they all had their own agendas... I want Boris Johnson to be allowed a chance to get on with it… all his negotiation powers will be messed up by all this shilly-shallying about. Just get on with it - knock their heads together. Let’s leave.” Jane in Loughborough

“There seems to be so many people out there in the electorate who are completely naïve about how the world operates in terms of trade, immigration policy. We all know the EU is not perfect, but look at what’s been proposed to replace it - a complete farce.” Mark in London

“If you listen to what [Boris Johnson] said yesterday, he was saying negotiations are going well. I see no evidence of this. But let him get on with it, and if he doesn’t deliver, on his head be it. At some point you have to draw the line. I voted to leave based on constitutional issues… we’re now no better than the thing we voted to get out of. It’s bizarre."Chris in Derby

“I am sick to death of all these undemocratic people who will not do as they’re told. The MPs were given a simple job – get us out of Europe. Any MP who doesn’t want to follow the democratic process should be deselected. The referendum was a clear result, clear instruction but they just don’t want to do it." Martin in Tring

“I don’t believe anybody wants to come out in a no deal, but we can’t keep going in circles, a choice has got to be made. It takes people getting together, communicating, having a common plan. I feel that everything is so fractured." Christine in Lichfield

“I think it’s irresponsible of the politicians to crash out without a deal. We’ve got a bunch of individuals running the country who are privately educated, wealthy individuals who aren’t going to be impacted by Brexit in the same way Joe Public will be… I am not a fan of more referendums, but the only way around it is to ask a specific question - have another referendum.” Asif in Preston

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Claims that Boris Johnson's top adviser does not believe in a new withdrawal agreement could be "the most damaging leak" for the prime minister, the BBC's Andrew Marr has said.

The Daily Telegraph reports, external today that Dominic Cummings said in internal strategy meetings he considered fresh negotiations with the EU to be a "sham".

The comments directly contradict what Mr Johnson has previously said about wanting to secure a new deal with Brussels.

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The Conservative Party will have to gain ground to maintain its majority in the event of a general election, politics professor Sir John Curtice has said.

He said the Lib Dems had been holding a "remarkably solid" 19% in the polls and it was also likely the SNP would win seats from the Conservatives.

"One of the things you have to realise is that simply in order to stand still, Conservatives will have to make some gains from Labour," he said.

Sir John said the Tories currently have an eight-point lead over Labour.

However, he said the battle would not be so much between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, but "between Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage".

Mr Johnson has said he would prefer to leave the EU with a deal, while Brexit Party leader Mr Farage says getting Brexit over the line is more important than securing a deal.

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Stephen Hammond, who has said he is likely to support the bill to stop a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, said it was "disturbing" that he would have to face deselection.

"It's a very emotional day and I find this extraordinarily disturbing," he said.

"I can't believe that this party is doing this to each other."

Mr Hammond's fellow MP Nigel Evans tried to persuade him to vote against the rebel bill instead.

Mr Evans said he accepted the deselection tactics, drawing attention to a similar threat made by John Major to garner support from his party in 1993.

Speaking on the Victoria Derbyshire programme, Mr Evans said: "Stephen and I are playing for the same team. And if Stephen starts tripping up the captain every time he's trying to score a goal, then you're not going to be long for playing on the field."

However, Mr Hammond replied: "This is not what is happening today. This is a very simple bill that actually does exactly what the prime minister says he wants - it just says afterwards, if he doesn't get the deal... you need to extend to get the negotiation done."

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No 10 has warned the prime minister would push for a general election on 14 October if MPs successfully vote to block a no-deal Brexit.

But to trigger an election Boris Johnson would need the backing of two-thirds of MPs - including some opposition MPs.

BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says there is a growing indication Labour would not support Mr Johnson's attempts to call an early general election because they fear he could then delay the polling date until after the UK has left the EU without a deal.

So what would be Mr Johnson's options then?

Firstly he could table a motion of no confidence in his own government to trigger an election. This avenue only requires a simple majority but there is still no guarantee it would get the required support.

Secondly, Mr Johnson could try and introduce legislation to overturn the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, which dictates the circumstances an early election can be held. But again it is not clear this would get through the Commons.

Another option would be to simply sit on the no-deal legislation passed in the Commons to prevent it from gaining royal assent and becoming law. However, MPs would almost certainly take him to court over this and seek a judicial review, which they would most likely win.

The last option would be for Mr Johnson to go to the EU summit on 17 October with Parliament asking him to seek a delay - but then veto this. To secure a delay would require the support of all 28 members of the EU. As the UK is still a member, Mr Johnson could - however bizarre this might sound - veto his own government's position.

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Stephen Hammond says he would "very reluctantly" support the bill being introduced by rebel Tory MPs to "make sure that no deal is not a possiblity".

The MP for Wimbledon told the Victoria Derbyshire programme he supported an orderly Brexit - and that is why he voted for Theresa May's withdrawal agreement.

He added that he would be attending a meeting with the prime minister this morning - where Mr Johnson would try to persuade him not to back the rebels.

Twitter has been reacting to Philip Hammond's fiery interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith pointed out the stark contrast to the former chancellor's normally dry and restrained manner, which led to him being dubbed "spreadsheet Phil":

Today presenter Nick Robinson detected "anger and contempt" for the prime minister in the interview:

And the political editor of the Sunday Times, Tim Shipman, said Mr Hammond's interview was unprecedented:

Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has expressed further concern about the threats to expel rebel Tory MPs from the party.

Conservative MPs have been warned they will be deselected if they vote to block no deal in Parliament.

Speaking to reporters outside her home this morning, Ms Rudd said: "I think we have some very valued colleagues who have made a very different choice and I think we should consider carefully the consequences of dividing the party."

However, she also reiterated her support for the prime minister and his "commitment to getting a deal with the EU".

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Reality Check correspondent

The legislation to be put forward later today seeks to tie Boris Johnson's hands, and instructs him to ask the EU for an extension of the Brexit process until 31 January 2020.

A lot of attention will be on the clause which says that if the European Council proposes an extension to a different date, then the prime minister must accept it within two days, unless that extension has been rejected by the House of Commons.

In other words, the power to decide will lie with members of Parliament not with the government.

For a PM who has promised to leave on 31 October come what may, it would seem to be impossible to accept.

Hence all the talk of an early election. We will know for sure before the end of this week.

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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says his party members would not stand against Conservative candidates in an election if Boris Johnson promised to leave the EU without a deal.

“If Boris Johnson says look, we're leaving, we're going to have a clean break, we will after that negotiate a trade agreement and no more... Of course, if Boris Johnson said that we the Brexit Party would put country before party," he said.

"We'd say to Mr Johnson right, we want to help you in any way we can - but I'm afraid that's not what the prime minister wants to do."

Mr Farage added: "If Boris Johnson has got the courage to do the right thing, I will be his best friend and back him all the way."

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Former International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said it is up to his colleagues in the Conservative Party if they want to rebel against the government and face deselection.

"No-one is trying to remove the whip from colleagues," he told the Today programme.

"It would be their own behaviour in the House of Commons that would make that a reality," he added.

"It's their choice."

Boris Johnson has warned Tory MPs threatening to rebel over Brexit they will be barred from standing as Conservatives at the next general election and effectively thrown out of the party.

Up to 20 former ministers, including ex-Chancellors Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke and former Justice Secretary David Gauke, face the prospect of being deselected if they support Labour attempts to block a no-deal exit from the EU.

Conservative Keith Simpson has announced he will not stand at the next general election, after 22 years as an MP.

The member for the Broadland constituency in Norfolk said the decision had “nothing to do with Brexit”, but because he had reached the “ripe old age” of 70.

He informed his local party last month, he said, to allow them time to nominate a successor.

Mr Simpson said he had not yet decided how he would vote today, having voted against the government in July for the first time in an attempt to block a no-deal Brexit.

The news follows an announcement by Mr Simpson's fellow Tory MP Justine Greening, who said this morning she would also be standing down at the next election.

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The pound has fallen to a three-year low against the dollar as MPs opposed to the PM prepare their bid to delay Brexit.

Against the dollar, it fell below $1.20 to its lowest since October 2016. In euro terms, it is worth under €1.10.

The pound was trading at about $1.50 against the dollar before the EU referendum in June 2016.

Jane Foley, senior currency strategist at Rabobank, told the BBC's Today programme that while anything that made a no-deal Brexit less likely would boost sterling, an election would have the opposite effect.

"Currencies, as a rule, do not like uncertainty. The idea is that there could of course be a no-deal Brexit, which investors do not like. They do not like the idea of the uncertainty or the potential chaos that that could bring," she said.

Read more here.

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If an MP is deselected, it means they are removed as a candidate and cannot represent their party at a general election.

It is not a new phenomenon - Winston Churchill faced deselection in 1904 in a row over free trade - but happens rarely.

The next election is not scheduled to take place until May 2022.

But with Boris Johnson's government seemingly on a collision course with Parliament over Brexit, the chance of a snap poll happening in the next couple of months is growing.

Tory MPs have been told if they defy the government in a series of Commons votes this week, they will have the parliamentary whip withdrawn and will not be able to apply to be a candidate.

No 10 hopes this ultimate sanction will force rebels into line.

But more than 40 Conservative MPs have openly said they will do everything they can to oppose a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

And deselection is not a straightforward process. MPs have several weapons at their disposal to fight it.

Read more here.

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Conservative MP Dominic Grieve says Boris Johnson would be “bringing down his own government” if the whip was withdrawn from him and others who rebel over Brexit this evening.

The former attorney general is one of more than a dozen Tory MPs who could vote to pass to law to stop the UK leaving without a deal on 31 October.

Mr Grieve, who has been a prominent campaigner for another Brexit referendum, said he did not believe the PM when he said he was serious about getting a deal.

He described the current negotiations as a “road to nowhere”, adding: “As far as I am aware there have been no serious negotiations between the UK and the EU in Boris Johnson’s premiership."

He said being deselected as a Conservative MP was a price he was willing to pay, saying if the PM “wanted to chuck him out that is a matter for him”.

But he warned the party was being driven by an ideology “that he did not recognise as being Conservative”. It “may not survive in its current form” if it disagreements over Brexit could not be managed amicably.

While Mr Johnson was entitled to call a general election, Mr Grieve said he doubted it would “resolve the underlying political crisis facing the country over Brexit” and the UK risked going “round and round in circles”.

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Mr Hammond was put under pressure on the Today programme to explain why he was backing the rebel bill despite the Tory manifesto pledge in 2017 that "no deal was better than a bad deal".

He said: "I accepted the result of the referendum as soon as it was announced and I have been working ever since to ensure that we leave with a deal that will protect British prosperity and British jobs in the future."

"The truth is, we have to get a deal that protects our economy, protects our union and protects our security. And we are making no progress towards that at the moment."