Summary

  • Environment questions to Michael Gove and team

  • Urgent question on hostile environment agenda

  • Urgent question on policing during US president's visit

  • Business statement from Leader of the House

  • Statement on Brexit white paper

  1. Commons hears statement on the EUpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    EU statement

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    The prime minister, Theresa May, is making a statement on the EU following the cabinet meeting at Chequers on Friday.

    Last night, Exiting the EU Secretary David Davis resigned after saying that the UK was "giving away too much and too easily".

    He said he did not believe that the policy agreed at Chequers was "workable".

    Former housing minsister Dominic Raab was appointed as Mr Davis' successor this morning.

    And news came this afternoon that Boris Johnson had resigned as foreign secretary.

  2. Theresa May gives statement to Parliamentpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Brexit statement

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    Theresa May beings her statement to cheers from Tory MPs and jeers from Labour ones.

    She pays tribute to Boris Johnson and David Davis for their work over the past two years - and she welcomes Dominic Raab to his new position as Exiting the EU Secretary.

    She says that the agreement at Chequers provides a "credible basis" for negotiations with the EU.

    Negotiations so far have agreed "virtually all of the withdrawal agreement", she states, while adding that the two models offered by the EU are "simply not acceptable".

  3. May takes her seatpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Brexit statement

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    The prime minister is in the Commons, listening to the end of Defence questions before giving her statement.

    The House waits to see what she will address first...

  4. PM due in Commonspublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

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    Prime Minister Theresa May is due in the Commons at 3:30pm, to make a statement about her new Brexit negotiating position.

    But with two prominent Cabinet ministers resigning in the past 24 hours, the two hour session is set to be dramatic.

    All eyes turn to Parliament...

  5. Commons reacts to Boris Johnson resignationpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Defence questions

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    The Commons is currently listening to MPs question defence ministers.

    Labour's Kevin Brennan asks what conversations the defence secretary has had with the foreign secretary on the UK's defence exports - and whether or not Gavin Williamson will be foreign secretary "by teatime".

    Mr Williamson says he "was having, I have regular discussions with the former foreign secretary over exports, and I will continue to work very closely with the Foreign Office".

    He adds that he is "very confident the answer is no" to him being foreign secretary by this evening.

  6. Chances of leadership election?published at 15:12 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

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  7. PM expected in Commons shortlypublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

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  8. Armed forces need to invest in staff - ministerpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Defence questions

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    Labour's Grahame Morris asks what steps are being taken to ensure that knowledge and experience are retained in each rank of the British armed forces.

    Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood says that the UK is facing a "phenomenon" of "constant confrontation". He adds the service needs to invest in staff at all ranks.

    Mr Morris says that people are being pushed "through the ranks" in order to fill vacancy gaps when people resign.

    Mr Ellwood says that the government needs to recruit 18 and 19 year olds who are fit.

  9. Boris Johnson resignspublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 9 July 2018
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    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has resigned, a Downing St spokesman has confirmed.

  10. Raab replaces Davis as Brexit secretarypublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Dominic Raab is given key role after David Davis says PM's Brexit plan is a "compromise too far".

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  11. SNP MP asks why support ships built overseaspublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Defence questions

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    The SNP's Chris Stephens asks what progress has been made on procuring fleet support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary; and asks why these ships are being built internationally.

    Defence Minister Guto Bebb says that the government has adopted the ship building strategy, which defines non-war ships as being subject to international competition.

  12. When will the newest backbencher speak?published at 14:40 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

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  13. Will there be a statute of limitations for service personnel?published at 14:39 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

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    Conservative Sir Henry Bellingham asks if a statute of limitations will be brought forward to protect British armed forces personnel from prosecution for historical allegations.

    Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson says that he understands the concerns on legal protections. He has asked a team in the Ministry of Defence to consider the issue and suggest a "way forward".

    Sir Henry says many veterans will listen "very carefully to what is said". He suggests that the government needs to look at cases for "all veterans".

    Mr Williamson says this needs to be looked at "across the piece" which is why this team has been set up.

  14. Today in the Commonspublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Coming up...

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    A long, busy day ahead in the Commons.

    After Defence questions, xpect a lengthy statement from Theresa May on the Chequers meeting on Friday.

    Last night, David Davis, the Exiting the EU Secretary, resigned. He said he did not believe that the policy agreed at Chequers was "workable".

    After the statement, there'll be a second statement on the Amesbury incident, in which two people fell ill after exposure to nerve agent Novichok. Yesterday evening, Dawn Sturgess, one of those poisoned, died.

    Then, there'll be six hours of debate on the Northern Ireland Budget Bill, which will establish the budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of a functioning Executive. That debate could go on until late.

  15. What's on today?published at 13:20 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

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  16. Good afternoonpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 9 July 2018

    Welcome to our coverage of what's on in Parliament this week, as Westminster reels from the news of the resignation of David Davis as Brexit secretary.

    We're going to be covering the Commons from 2.30pm, with Defence questions at the start of the day.

    There's a statement from PM Theresa May at about 3.30pm, on Exiting the EU.

    Remember, you can follow what's going on this week on our parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy's blog here.