Nick Eardley
BBC political correspondent

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says a decision on whether Labour will back plans for a confirmatory referendum (in which the public would vote on any deal reached) will be decided this afternoon.

He said the situation was a "shifting feast" - suggesting Labour may wait until another meaningful vote before getting behind the plan.

He denied the party was split - saying the question was about "tactical certainty".

And he defended shadow cabinet colleague Barry Gardiner for saying Labour was no longer a Remain party.

"Barry was referring to that within our manifesto we accepted the result of the referendum - on that basis - yes - we campaigned for Remain, we lost so we have to respect that referendum result."

He repeated he would vote Remain in another referendum, but added: "We agreed in our manifesto we will respect the referendum - of course we have to do that."

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Dominic Cummings - the director of the official Leave Campaign - has been found to be in contempt of Parliament after refusing to appear before the digital culture, media and sport committee who were looking into fake news.

The Commons privileges committee said his decision not to appear constituted "significant interference" to the work of the committee.

Conservative MP Michael Fabricant has called for Theresa May to be replaced as party leader.

Asked by Sky News presenter Adam Boulton if it was time for a change, Mr Fabricant said: "I suppose the way things are going I would have to agree to that.

"I think it is all very sad. I'm very fond of Theresa May. I used to work with her on by-elections and all that. It's a shame it's come to this pretty pass."

Mr Fabricant also said he would back Mrs May's deal if the government brought it back for a third so-called meaningful vote.

He told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire it was "the least bad option" on the table.

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A Conservative MP says he has been warned by some colleagues that they face a choice between May's deal or no Brexit.

The eurosceptic MP Andrew Bridgen said that in spite of some MPs' concern, he was "very, very unlikely" to vote for it.

"I'm being spoken to by colleagues who have got grave concerns that it's either the prime minister's lousy withdrawal agreement or, potentially, no Brexit," he said.

"I'm not convinced of that and, at the end of the day, I don't think the withdrawal agreement will give us Brexit."

Earlier, shadow minister Barry Gardiner warned that Labour could have difficulty supporting a plan that would require a public vote before any deal could be ratified.

He said it was because it could suggest that they were a "Remain party" - which was not the case.

BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley has since heard from shadow chancellor John McDonnell:

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Senior Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg says he could now back Theresa May's deal if she can win the support of the DUP.

Mr Rees-Mogg said he had supported a no-deal exit from the EU when that was the "default position".

But he now says the government has "backed away" from that option, leaving what he described as a "hierarchy of choices".

"Leaving without a deal would be my top choice now, then you come to Mrs May’s deal, then you come to not leaving at all. And Mrs May’s deal is better than not leaving at all."

He added that his support is dependent on the DUP backing May's deal.

"I view them as the protectors of the union that is the United Kingdom, which is more important than our relationships with the European Union, and the backstop is difficult for unionists."

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Earlier in the debate, addressing Nigel Farage, Labour's Seb Dance said it is "high time you and every other Brexiteer took responsibility for the lies and the misleading campaign".

He thanked Donald Tusk for his "message of solidarity".

"There is a mass pro-European movement in Britain and we are not going anywhere," he said.

He also said UKIP MEP Gerard Batten should apologise for using the terms "traitors" and "quislings".

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Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says although the EU "regrets" the UK's decision to leave, "we respect it".

"No one is trying to steal Brexit from you," he says.

However he says the UK must "take responsibility" for its decision to leave.

He describes Brexit as "a lose-lose situation", adding that "we must intelligently find a solution that limits the damage as soon as possible".

He says that in any Brexit scenario, the Good Friday Agreement will apply.

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One of the ideas MPs will consider later would require a public vote before any deal could be ratified, known as a confirmatory referendum.

The shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner has warned that Labour could have difficulty supporting such a plan because it could suggest that they were a Remain party - which was not the case.

"The Labour Party is not a Remain party now. We have accepted the result of the referendum," he told the Today programme a little earlier.

Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson, however, responded saying the party had not yet decided on whether to whip MPs into backing a particular motion - and he would be voting for the confirmatory referendum.

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The speech from Conservative MEP Richard Ashworth gets a standing ovation from some of his fellow MEPs.

"For over 25 years no British prime minister ever explained to the British people what Europe did, what are the benefits and why it matters," he says.

"They never defended against the untruths that were spoken.

"Because of that the British press ran a 20-year campaign based on populist mistrusts, lies and deceit.

"The consequence of that in Britain is a sad nation divided like never before.

"So let Brexit stand as a cautionary tale to the people of Europe.

"You are the generation who have lived through the longest period of peace and the greatest level of prosperity ever.

"Never take it for granted - value it, fight for it, defend it every day."