Boris Johnson's is "still [the] first name people mention" when a leadership contest is discussed, despite having irritated both Brexiteers and Remainers, according to BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins.

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The UK should leave the EU on the terms of the PM's withdrawal agreement, then hold a referendum in five years on whether to re-enter the bloc, historian Sir Anthony Seldon says.

"We need to come out of the deep, deep hole that we've got," Sir Anthony tells the BBC.

"The only way that I see out is we come out on May's terms, we then pledge in five years' time to have a referendum: Do we like May's terms? Do we want to come out altogether? Or do we want to come back in, on the best terms that can be negotiated?"

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In the Commons, farming minister Robert Goodwill says he can "absolutely give" an assurance that post-Brexit immigration policy will be "open and welcoming".

He was responding to a question from Tory MP Stephen Crabb, who expressed concern at the status of EU workers in a wide range of sectors throughout the rural economy.

Mr Goodwill says he would be "delighted" if EU citizens could stay and "contribute to our economy".

He says there may be some reluctance from EU citizens in coming to the UK to work because of the strength of the pound but "if we get the deal through I would be surprised if sterling didn’t harden".

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Leading Conservative Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg says he still backs Theresa May's deal and is hoping the DUP "come over" to it.

The PM won some support by saying she would resign if her deal passes, but the MPs she relies on in the DUP have refused to alter their stance.

Speaking to reporters outside his London home, Mr Rees-Mogg said: "I'm in favour of the deal and I hope the DUP will come over to the deal but we'll have to wait and see what they do."

He added: "The prime minister behaved very nobly yesterday and I think she does deserve support at this stage.

"I don't like her deal. I make no bones about this. I don't think the deal's suddenly got better, simply that the alternative is now worse."

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MPs struggled to find a consensus on the next steps of the Brexit process in Wednesday night's votes but Independent Group spokesman Chuka Umunna says they have "moved us forward".

"We were never going to get a result that would determine what we were going to do next," the Streatham MP, who is campaigning for a second EU referendum, said.

"But this is the first part of a process where the House of Commons expressed a view - we were all basically saying what our favorite option was.

“The second part is due to be on Monday… We now have to whittle down the options... to maybe two or three options and then make a decision."

Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab says it is still possible to get some concessions from the EU over Theresa May's Brexit deal.

He said: "One thing I would like to see is us to go back to the EU again – keep the arm of friendship open – explain that there’s still time for an exchange of letters providing a legally binding exit from the backstop.

"A lot of people say the EU just won’t move – that’s been treated as a fixture of these negotiations rather than being tested."

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Responding to a question in the Commons on whether the EU could threaten to use the Irish border backstop arrangement to get access to fishing waters, Environment Secretary Michael Gove denied this would be the case.

"If the backstop were ever to come into operation… it would be the case that no fishing vessels from any European nation could fish in our waters without our permission.

"And at the same time we would have full access to their markets.

"The backstop is not a desirable outcome, but if it was the case that were we in it, we would be master of our own seas and also able to export our fish to foreign markets."

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Brussels reporter

In term's of the EU ambassadors and diplomats who are texting me, they are just as split as the UK is about what the next steps of the Brexit process will be.

Some believe a no-deal is inevitable now and some are asking if there will be a general election.

And there are a handful of optimists who think Wednesday’s votes mean that all the UK is left with is the original deal and the chance of it passing in the House of Commons has increased.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says he still hopes MPs will vote for Theresa May's deal.

Speaking as he left his home, he said: "I think the single most important thing to concentrate on is making sure that we deliver on the mandate of leaving the EU."

He added that "17.4 million people asked us to leave the EU - we now have a chance to make sure that we do, that’s why everyone should support the prime minister’s deal".

Mr Gove, who is one of the bookmakers' favourites to become the next Tory party leader, did not respond when asked whether he would consider running for the job, following the PM's promise to quit if her deal was approved.

More from the interview with former Tory leader Lord Howard.

He says he would have done thing differently to Theresa May "from the start" of the Brexit negotiation process.

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Theresa May's former deputy Damian Green says there is now a clear choice between the prime minister's deal or a customs union with the EU.

While there was no majority for any of the eight alternative Brexit proposals brought by MPs on Wednesday, the customs union came closest.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "If you want to leave with a deal, which the vast majority of the House of Commons does... the choice is now between the government's deal, which I will continue to vote for, or a customs union."

"The customs union was only eight votes off winning yesterday. That's a slightly softer Brexit than the government's deal."

He added that there were still things to play for, but the situation was "very, very close to the edge now".