The PM has consistently stated she is not interested in a confirmatory referendum on her Brexit deal - but did we see the hint of a change in approach today?

The ITV and BBC political editors have slightly different takes on that:

Mark D'Arcy
Parliamentary Correspondent

You wouldn’t guess from PMQs that the UK is on the eve of an emergency European Council which could see Brexit postponed for perhaps a year.

The elephant in the chamber sat quietly at the back, emitting the occasional gentle belch, as the main protagonists argued about council spending in the run-up to the local elections on 2 May - trading soundbites about Tory austerity and Labour’s record deficits

The SNP’s Ian Blackford wasn’t playing and, on its 21st anniversary, he opened on the impact of Brexit on the Good Friday Agreement, and attacked the Conservatives and Labour as “Brexit parties,” as they continue their talks on a possible deal to get some agreed form of Brexit through the Commons.

And it was noticeable that the PM did not answer Mr Blackford’s well-targeted question about whether a referendum was on the table in those talks – merely observing that some in the Commons might propose a referendum, but her position had not changed.

A few antennae quivered at that careful formulation.

The PM took some rather diffident Brexit fire from her own side, but not as much as might have been expected, the morning after 97 Conservatives had defied the party whip and voted against a further postponement of Brexit.

It was mild rather than bitter.

Craig Tracey said Britain had nothing to fear from a no-deal exit. Henry Smith complained about the cost of Brexit payments to the EU, and David Duguid offered an easy hit for the PM about leaving the Commons Fisheries Policy.

Any thought that the PM might be treated to a pre-summit monstering from Brexiteer backbenchers, to demonstrate that she might not be able to deliver whatever she promised EU leaders, was soon dispelled.

The troops were on best behaviour.

Brexiteer MP Henry Smith fears a year-long extension will cost the UK £1bn per month in payments to the EU:

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The Commons has moved on to an urgent question about pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.

On 9 April it was announced that the so-called 'Umbrella' protesters in Hong Kong had been found guilty of committing public nuisance.

Nine were found guilty of the offence after calling for free elections in the city.

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Conservative Henry Smith asks if additional payments to the EU under a Brexit extension would be better spent on policing and tax cuts.

The PM says the UK could have been outside the EU by now if the deal had been approved by Parliament.

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Labour's Sir Mark Hendrick continues the theme from the exchanges earlier with Jeremy Corbyn, saying 38% of children in Preston are living in poverty.

This has been "accelerated" by the roll-out of the new universal credit benefits scheme, he says, asking the PM when she will scrap it.

Theresa May defends the policy, telling the Commons it has led to more people being in work.

"Work is the best route out of poverty", she adds.

The Speaker, the PM and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn congratulated Sarah Davies on her appointment at the start of PMQs.

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SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford says "Brexit threatens to undermine" the "most successful peace project in history, the European Union".

He asks whether a second referendum has been offered by the government during negotiations with Labour.

Mrs May says the Commons has rejected a second referendum twice and her position "has not changed".

Mr Blackford says people will not "have faith" in two leaders who can't "hold their parties together, never mind hold the country together". He says the only choice now is to put the decision back to the people.

Mrs May says Scottish independence would have meant taking Scotland out of the European Union.

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For his final question, Jeremy Corbyn says "imposing austerity" on local government has been a "political choice".

The government has "abandoned communities" with "vindictive and damaging" cuts, he says, adding that "cruel and unfair" policies have pushed councils "to the brink".

In response the prime minister says that Conservatives have delivered more jobs, lower taxes and more doctors.

A Labour government, she adds, would "destroy our defences" and lead to higher borrowing and therefore taxes.