The World at One
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Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nicky Morgan tells The World at One that she is "very sorry" to see Ken Clarke kicked out of the Conservative Party.

But she adds: "Those who voted against the government were warned of the consequences.

"My very clear view... is that people are sick to death of Brexit, they do want the government to get on and focus on other issues - I want to focus on other issues.

"This has gone on for far, far too long - but unfortunately there are still people who do want to delay Brexit."

When pressed on whether that means she is happy for Mr Clarke and others to be kicked out of the party she replies: "I think the Conservative Party is much stronger when it is a broad church - but I also think the prime minister was very clear he was elected by a significant majority of Conservative Party members that he was going top get Brexit done by 31 October."

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Nina Houghton, the chair of Liverpool Wavertree's Labour Party has condemned Luciana Berger for her move to the Liberal Democrats.

In a statement, she said: "Berger now represents only 6% of Wavertree constituents - those who voted Lib Dem in the last election.

"She is ignoring the 80% of Wavertree voters who voted Labour.

"She has not supported the Labour Party for some time, but has not had the courage to resign and face a by-election.

"If she truly believed in democratic values she would have done this long ago."

The World at One
BBC Radio 4

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Ken Clarke MP - who had the Tory whip removed after voting for the Brexit delay bill tells The World at One that he thinks no deal has been avoided - but cannot be sure.

"I think it has, but anybody who feels confident of anything in this amazing shambles is obviously deceiving themselves - you can't predict what each day will bring," he says.

"This morning we've had the resignation of Jo Johnson - so the first minister has resigned - and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith had to reveal to the Commons that he wasn't consulted about proroguing Parliament and nor was anybody else who knew anything about Northern Ireland."

He adds: "Who knows what the afternoon will bring."

And Norfolk MP Keith Simpson, who announced this week he will not stand at the next general election, adds:

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Jess Phillips has called Jo Johnson a "decent man" following his resignation from cabinet and Parliament.

Reflecting on her speech to Parliament on Wednesday, the MP for Birmingham Yardley said: "I know that so many people, so many Conservatives, are feeling the way that Jo Johnson is.

"I am not surprised that Jo Johnson has made the decision he has today."

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The Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has admitted he was not consulted about the plan to suspend Parliament before ministers were told at cabinet.

He made the revelation when responding to a question from Labour about the impact of prorogation on Northern Ireland.

Some MPs have expressed concern because of the lack of devolution at Stormont.

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Norman Smith
Assistant political editor

The timing of Jo Johnson's decision could hardly be more politically and, one imagines, personally wounding.

In the tweet, Jo Johnson signals his clear disquiet over his brother's premiership. It has resulted, he says, in an "unresolvable tension" for him between putting family loyalty or the national interest first.

Inevitably, the decision has been seized by the prime minister's political opponents.

The Liberal Democrat Sarah Woollaston says if his own brother couldn't trust Boris Johnson, why should the country?

Labour says Mr Johnson poses such a threat even his brother had turned against him.

Those close to the prime minister have sought to play down the decision and insist there is no animosity between the two men.

It comes, though, as Mr Johnson is already reeling from a series of parliamentary defeats and blows to his Brexit strategy.

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We don't know what goes on in the Johnson family but most of us know you do not wash your dirty linen in public, says the BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith.

"And yet that is precisely what Jo Johnson has chosen to do.

"It's hard not to think he has done so to cause his brother maximum political damage, by both going public in this way and the timing of his decision when his brother has suffered a series of blows over his Brexit strategy and defeats in Parliament, added to this he has raised the character question.

"Those close to the prime minister say there is no animosity between the brothers, Jo Johnson is a long-standing Remainer, passionate opponent of Brexit.

"But it does remind you so much of the Miliband brothers, Labour's Ed and Dave.

"And interestingly, just before I came here I was looking at an old cutting and Boris Johnson was asked could he ever see him and Jo ending up like the Miliband brothers. And he said: no, Jo will never shaft me.

"Well, that looks like that's what's happened."

House of Lords
Parliament

The bill passed through the Commons to block a no-deal Brexit only came about because of a breach of conventions by Boris Johnson's government, according to one peer.

Introducing the bill, Labour's Lord Rooker said it was "a national emergency in terms of legislation" because of the PM's decision to suspend Parliament from next week.

It meant MPs against a no-deal had to push through the legislation quickly to get it done first.

The bill will not become law until the Lords gives it approval and it receives royal assent from the Queen.

But the Tory former leader Lord Howard branded the bill "illegitimate".

He added: "This Bill represents an attempt by the legislature to assume the mantle of government.

"That is why it is wrong. That is why it is illegitimate."

House of Commons
Parliament

In the wake of Boris Johnson's brother resigning from government, Jabob Rees-Mogg seemed to seek to reassure the PM he was not the only one with splits in the family.

Speaking in the Commons, the Leader of the House and Tory MP said: "This is something we know about across the country - families disagree on Brexit.

His sister is a Brexit Party MEP.

But he used such disputes as a way to push his party's message on a general election.

Mr Rees-Mogg said: "We all have in our families disagreement over an issue that is of fundamental importance to us all.

"That is why it is right to put it back to a general election so they can decide."

House of Commons
Parliament

Jacob Rees-Mogg said the motion for a general election would be put down tonight to ensure it could come to the Commons on Monday.

The Leader of the House was pushed by his shadow, Labour's Valerie Vaz, for more detail of the motion.

But Mr Rees-Mogg was not forthcoming.

So how could Boris Johnson force an early election?

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Former Labour MP Luciana Berger says she has “been on a journey” after joining the Lib Dems.

The Liverpool Wavertree MP quit Labour in February to join what would become Change UK, but she left that newly-formed party in June.

She told Radio 5 LIve that the Lib Dems can make an impact at a general election, saying: “I believe the two-party system is finished".

She said: “There is everything to play for at the next election. I know that people want something to vote for, rather than having to choose the least worst option."

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be in Yorkshire this afternoon to launch a recruitment campaign for more police officers.

He's expected to make a speech telling the public that a general election is the only way forward.

Rob Parsons, the political editor at the Yorkshire Post, says Yorkshire is going to be a "key battleground" in any upcoming election.

The majority of the towns and cities in the region voted Leave, he says, and there are quite a few Labour MPs who could be vulnerable.

Michael Gove has said he would vote for Theresa May's deal if it came back to the Commons.

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Mr Gove was asked by Tory Stephen Crabb at the Commons Exiting the European Union Select Committee: "If somehow the deal that the previous prime minister negotiated with the EU came back to the House of Commons, would you vote for it?"

He simply answered: "Yes."

House of Commons
Parliament

After apologising for the lateness of his business statement, the Leader of the Commons said a motion for an early general election will come back on Monday.

Jacob Rees-Mogg also confirmed Parliament would not be suspended - or prorogued - until the bill to block a no-deal Brexit has been passed into law.