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Theresa May says concerns have been expressed about leaving the EU without a deal, with calls for it to be ruled out.

She says the best way to rule out a no deal Brexit is to agree a deal with the EU. The only other way is to extend Article 50, something she says the EU is unlikely to agree to without a clear plan of how an agreement can be reached.

When people say the government should rule out no deal, she says they are essentially saying "we should revoke Article 50".

This doesn't respect the Brexit vote, she says.

Others are calling for a second referendum, she says, but "our duty is to implement the first one". She is concerned about the precedent that would set for future refendums.

She says she does not know what Jeremy Corbyn believes regarding this, as he has "not engaged".

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Prime Minister Theresa May begins he speech by condemning the car bomb attack in Northern Ireland on Saturday.

She says that she has met backbench members of all parties, and all Westminster party leaders have had meetings with her, apart from Jeremy Corbyn, she states.

"I regret" that the Labour leader "has not chosen to take part so far...given the importance of this issue," she says.

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Home Office questions has concluded and the prime minister is in the chamber, beginning her Brexit statement.

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Shadow leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon says her amendment recognises that in 2017 it was "understandable" that the government produced a "skeletal bill", but now a "clearer policy framework" is needed before the bill can be returned to the Commons for reconsideration.

Baroness Smith adds that it was said that substantive information about trade agreements would be provided in a second bill "but no further legislation has been introduced, and time is running out".

"It is not unreasonable that before we complete our work on this bill that we should have more information before us," Baroness Smith adds.

She notes that as the report stage for the bill is due at the end of February, just a month before Brexit, it is "not unreasonable to expect this information by then".

A Conservative MP says a colleague's bid to change the rules on Brexit debates in Parliament is a "bad idea and it needs to be stopped".

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In the Lords today, peers are discussing the Trade Bill in its committee stage.

This bill is intended to enable the UK to replicate current trade agreements that the UK is party to as a member of the EU, following Brexit.

It would also set up a Trade Remedies Authority to advise the government on trade remedies.

During the bill's committee stage, parliamentarians are expected to discuss the prevention of customs arrangements at borders, international trade agreements and territories forming part of a customs union with the UK.

Shadow leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon has proposed a key amendment which states that the Trade Bill will not move on to report stage (the stage after the current committee stage) until the government has presented to both Houses proposals for a process for making international trade agreements after the UK leaves the EU.

If agreed to, this amendment would mean that the Trade Bill would complete its committee stage in the Lords, but not progress to report stage until the government's proposals are received - effectively halting the Trade Bill and sending it into limbo, until the government does as requested.

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Conservative David Duguid asks what plans there are for the UK's future immigration system.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid says that the government has outlined its White Paper on the future of the UK's immigration system to MPs.

Mr Duguid says that there will be an increase the seafood processing business after the UK leaves the EU, he asks for assurances that there will be enough workers.

Mr Javid says that the immigration proposals will allow certain workers, when they are needed, to come to the UK.

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Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott says the EU insists on treaty arrangements when it comes to security arrangements.

Without a treaty, courts have no legal basis to implement arrest or extradition warrants, and cannot allow access to third countries. This would mean a mutual loss of the European Arrest Warrant, as well as a loss of access to the Europol database.

She asks how the home secretary justifies putting the nation's security at risk.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid says the government has suggested an internal security treaty with the EU, providing the deal gets through the Commons.

If Labour are really concerned about continued security cooperation, he says they should support the deal, he says.

BBC reporter Helene Daouphars (who is French) looks at how to apply for settled status.

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Labour MP Debbie Abrahams gets the Commons day started with a question regarding future security agreements with the EU.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid says that the EU deal rejected last week confirmed commitments from the UK and EU on security co-operation. He says that the UK continues to work with the EU on security arrangements.

Ms Abrahams says it has taken "30 months" to agree security arrangements, which cover only the transition period.

Mr Javid says "security is an absolute priority for the Home Office" and the UK is covered by the declaration in security matters.

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The prime minister will address the Commons this afternoon, setting out how she intends to proceed with the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

The government agreed a withdrawal deal with the EU in November, but last Tuesday it was rejected by MPs by a majority of 230 votes.

Since then, Theresa May has been focusing on "cross-party talks" to get a Brexit deal accepted by Parliament, hoping to win over Tory Brexiteer MPs and members of the DUP by resolving their concerns over the backstop plan for the Irish border.

The backstop is the "insurance policy" intended to ensure no visible border will be needed between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic post-Brexit.

As part of her statement, Theresa May will table a "neutral" motion. This acknowledges that MPs have considered the statement, and will itself be voted upon on Tuesday 29 January. There will be no vote on the prime minister's new Brexit plan today.

Backbenchers seeking more of a say in the Brexit process are expected to table amendments to this motion.

However, the vote on the motion next week will not be a re-run of last week's meaningful vote as Theresa May still tries to find a solution for Brexit. It will, however, give MPs the chance to outline their preferred options on the way forwards.

These could include taking the option of a no-deal Brexit off the table, and imposing a time limit on the backstop.

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A potentially quieter week than last kicks off this afternoon with Home Office questions from 2.30pm.

After that, Prime Minister Theresa May will give a statement on Brexit, following the government's defeat in the meaningful vote last week.

As a result of that defeat, the prime minister will lay out the next steps and how she intends to proceed with the Brexit process.

She will also table a "neutral" motion, simply saying that the Commons has considered her statement, which will be debated and voted upon on 29 January.

This motion is expected to attract amendments from groups of backbenchers seeking more of a say in the process.

Following that, Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley will also give a statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland, before MPs consider the remaining stages of the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill, a piece of Brexit legislation.

Welcome to our coverage of Westminster today.

We'll be reporting what's going on in the House of Commons, House of Lords and around Westminster.

All eyes will be on the Commons from 3.30pm, of course, as the prime minister makes a statement on Brexit.

This statement will look at the way forward on Brexit after her planned deal was rejected by MPs last week.