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The home secretary is pressed on security plans in the event of a Brexit no deal.

Amber Rudd tells the committee "I think it's unthinkable that there would be no deal".

The home secretary that whatever the outcome of the negotiations, there will be a security plan in place on day one, even though "it may not be perfect".

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Conservative Christopher Chope rises to speak on the New Southgate Cemetery Bill, saying that there's "not going to be any effective scrutiny" if it goes through unopposed.

Private bills are promoted by local councils or private organisations rather than government. Private bills go through the same stages as public bills, but different rules apply.

Justice Minister Philip Lee says the government is supportive as "we do not want to prevent it [the cemetery] from remaining viable".

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The home secretary arrives and chair Yvette Cooper gets proceedings underway.

Ms Cooper asks about the proposed new EU security deal after Brexit and asks whether it can be in place by March 2019.

The home secretary said she is "committed" to getting the treaty in place, but is looking at other options in case it is not agreed within the timeframe.

Whitehall officials are understood to be optimistic the plans will be agreed.

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MPs are taking opposed private business on two bills: the New Southgate Cemetery Bill and the Middle Level Bill.

Conservative Theresa Villiers explains the first bill will allow the New Southgate Cemetery to be used more effectively, as it is running out of space.

It would grant two new powers to reclaim unused plots.

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The Home Affairs Committee will have an opportunity to question the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, at around 2.30pm this afternoon.

MPs will be questioning Ms Rudd on a range of subjects such as counter-terrorism, police resources and unaccompanied child migrants.

Secretaries of state appear in front of their corresponding committees on a regular basis to provide an update on the work of their department.

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Conservative Jack Brereton is introducing his Ten Minute Rule Bill on relocating Channel 4 - with a contest to be held for destination.

He argues this would have a "transformative effect" and help the broadcaster fulfil its remit to serve the whole of the country.

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Labour MP Wes Streeting says the "writing is on the wall" and there are warning signs relating to decisions businesses are already making.

Manufacturing firms are making "irreversible decisions" before Christmas, he says.

Secretary Davis says Mr Streeting has "fantasty economics" and people like him "have been talking down the economy for two years".

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Conservative MP and former Brexit Minister David Jones commends the secretary of state on his "patience and good humour" in conducting negotiations.

"When will he be obliged to inform the European Union that his patience is not infinite?"

I learn patience at the despatch box, dealing with "that lot", David Davis jokes, pointing at the opposition benches.

"I expect the European Union to do what is in it's own best interests," he affirms.

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Business in the Lords gets underway at 2:30pm with questions to ministers.

Peers are due to ask about British American Tobacco, home ownership, Islamophobia and the case of the British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

The House will debate Channel 4, Brexit and agriculture and nuclear research.

The EU wants answers on the money question before discussions can progress, says the BBC's Katya Adler.

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Conservative and Remain campaigner Anna Soubry says the British people at the general election in June, did not give the government "any mandate" for a no deal solution.

Mr Davis assures her "we are seeking to get a deal; that is by far the best option".

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Labour MP Pat McFadden likens the Brexit secretary's monthly statements to a holding pattern at Heathrow airport.

He asks the Brexit secretary about a no deal scenario - and a report from the Resolution Foundation and the International Trade Observatory published today, saying no deal would add significant costs for families - with the burden falling most heavily on families in the Midlands and North.

David Davis says the report does not reflect the reality of life post Brexit.

Dr Michael Fuchs says feeling in Europe is that the UK is trying to cherry pick Brexit.

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Chair of the Brexit Committee Hilary Benn says it is clear that the prime minister's speech in Florence has not "broken the logjam in negotiations" despite "improving the atmosphere".

He asks about the nature of transitional arrangements, for which "British business is waiting".

Mr Davis says the prime minister's estimate for the implementation of Brexit was around two years, and "I have no intention to differ from it".

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SNP's Europe spokesperson Peter Grant says "you wouldn't have to run very fast to keep up with the pace of these negotiations".

He raises a case of Polish nationals living in his constituency and tells the Brexit secretary to stop using the rights of citizens as "negotiating capital".

Mr Davis says he is speaking to various governments and explaining "precisely" what the UK has on offer.

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Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer says the slow progress of a Brexit deal is increasing risk of a Brexit 'no deal'.

"Only fantasists talk up a no deal," he says.

On the claim that Brexit talks are accelerating, Mr Starmer says "if a car is going at 2pm and goes up to 4mph, that's still acceleration".

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