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Labour's Hilary Benn says he welcomes that the PM put the "national interest" first by agreeing a further Article 50 extension yesterday.

He calls on the PM to now put her Brexit deal "to the people".

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Conservative Dame Caroline Spelman says there are car manufacturers in her constituency who are in "forced shutdown" due to Brexit uncertainty.

She thanks the work of the PM and other EU leaders in agreeing an extension.

She asks for more work across the country to get Brexit right for everyone.

Mrs May says that the government will be consulting across society in the next stages.

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Conservative Brexiteer Sir Bill Cash says the withdrawal agreement agreed with the EU "undermines our democracy" and "national interest". He asks her to resign.

Mrs May says she "does not recognise" his description of the withdrawal agreement. She says she has been voting for the UK to leave the EU on 29 March - other MPs have not, she states.

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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the government's handling of Brexit has been a "total fiasco".

He says the government should use the time afforded by the new Brexit delay to hold another referendum, with an option to remain on the ballot paper.

Another vote, he says, is a "very real possibility". He asks whether this has been offered by ministers or demanded by Labour in cross-party talks.

Theresa May replies that the government has "not offered a second referendum", an idea which, she says, has been "rejected twice by this House".

But she says she is sure MPs will "press their case" for this when the legislation to implement the withdrawal agreement goes through the Commons.

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Conservative Ken Clarke urges the prime minister to "ignore" attacks against her by the right wing of the Conservative party.

He asks for an agreement on a customs arrangement with the EU.

Mrs May says that the government wants to retain the benefits of a customs union, and that is provided for in the political declaration, she says.

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Continuing, Jeremy Corbyn says MPs must continue to "talk to each other".

But he says if there is to be a breakthrough, "the red lines must move".

In reply, Theresa May says talks with Labour have been "serious". She says however there must be compromise "on both sides".

She adds that there would not be a need to hold European elections if MPs had approved her Brexit deal this month.

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"If these talks are to be a success," says Mr Corbyn, "the government will have to compromise".

"We are committed to defending jobs, industry and living standards," he says.

If that's not possible then Labour will support "all options" including that of a "public vote", he adds.

"We have no idea who may succeed her" so any agreement with the Conservative party has to be "entrenched", he goes on.

"Some on the Conservative benches want nothing more than to use Brexit to create a race to the bottom."

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says having to ask for another Brexit delay was a "diplomatic failure" and another example of ministers' mishandling of Brexit negotiations.

He says the UK will have to prepare to hold European Parliament elections next month, without knowing whether MEPs will take up their seats.

The PM has "stuck rigidly" to a "flawed plan" but the clock has "run down", he adds.

He says cross-party talks are "serious, detailed and ongoing".

He adds that he welcomes indications the government "may be willing to move in key areas".

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"It is incumbent on both frontbenches" to work "together to deliver what the British people voted for", Theresa May tells MPs.

The government is ready to hold indicative votes on next steps forward if talks with Labour break down, she says.

"If we want to get on with leaving, we need to start this process soon," she adds.

"The council also reiterated that the withdrawal agreement could not be reopened," she says, adding that the "whole debate" is putting MPs "under immense pressure".

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Theresa May says the extension agreed until 31 October was a "compromise" between EU leaders.

She says she argued against the idea that "stringent conditions" should be attached to an extension.

The UK has been and always will be a "responsible" country, she says.

She tells the Commons that the UK's possible participation in European Parliament elections "remains a decision for this House".

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Theresa May says that "despite the efforts of members on all sides, we have not so far been able to vote for a deal" in the Commons.

The extension is flexible, she says, so as soon as the withdrawal agreement is agreed, the UK can leave the EU.

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Theresa May has arrived in the Commons, and will now begin her statement to MPs on yesterday's Brexit summit.

Ireland's foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney says a no-deal Brexit looks less likely today than it did a week ago.

Addressing questions in the Irish parliament about the impact of a no-deal Brexit, he says: "I want to reassure people that if we do face a no-deal Brexit, we will be ready to support farm families through what will be a difficult period of change and disruption."

Mr Coveney says Ireland was "more exposed and more vulnerable" to a no-deal Brexit, or the "wrong outcome" from Brexit.

Ireland exports billions' worth of beef and dairy products to the UK, and imports billions of euros worth of food and drink from the UK, he adds.