Theresa May: PM resists calls to resign after Brexit bill backlash

Summary

A day of calls from many Conservatives for Theresa May to quit as PM ends with a cabinet departure
Commons leader Andrea Leadsom quits her post, saying she no longer believes the government's approach will deliver Brexit
The prime minister tells Mrs Leadsom she is sorry to lose someone of her "passion, drive and sincerity in this way"
Mrs May had earlier set out her plan for a "new Brexit deal" designed to unite MPs
But it has been met with criticism from all sides
Labour, the SNP, DUP and Lib Dems have all said they won't back it
Tory Brexiteers are particularly angry at the offer of another referendum contained in the bill

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Alex Therrien and Alex Kleiderman

Cabinet 'were misled at yesterday's meeting'published at 12:32 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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May: Government has 'good record' on providing aid to Yemenpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Mrs May says everyone in the house is "concerned about the situation in Yemen" where the humanitarian situation is dire.
The government has a "good record in aid providing to help those in Yemen", she insists.
Read more: UN appeals to Houthi rebels over aid
'Frontbench looking a bit light on cabinet Brexiteers'published at 12:29 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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May 'bracing herself' for attacks from her own benchespublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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MP asks PM about medicinal cannabispublished at 12:26 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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SNP MP Ronnie Cowan asks the prime minister to ensure greater access to medicinal cannabis.
The prime minister replies that doctors can now prescribe such treatment where there is evidence it will be effective.
Doctors must be trusted to make these judgements, she adds.
Watch: Schools crowdfunding for textbooks, says Corbynpublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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PM's time 'is up', says Blackfordpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Ian Blackford says that on Thursday "people in Scotland have a choice to send pro-European, outward-looking SNP MEPs to Brussels to stop Brexit" and asks Mrs May "which party does she think they will choose?"
In reply, the PM swerves that question, instead pointing out that the Scottish Conservatives are the only party to vote for if you don't want another referendum.
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SNP: PM's Brexit plan 'just a fantasy'published at 12:21 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the UK's former ambassador to the EU has described government proposals on post-Brexit customs arrangements as the "definition of insanity". He asks whether her latest Brexit plan is "just a fantasy".
In reply, Theresa May says there is a "difference of opinion on customs" in the House of Commons, but that MPs will now get a chance to express their views.
She adds that she is opposed to holding another referendum, telling MPs that it is important to deliver on the result of the 2016 vote.
May 'not prepared to accept amnesty for terrorists'published at 12:20 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Responding to a question about veterans being prosecuted in Northern Ireland, Mrs May says about 3,500 people were killed in the Troubles, "the vast majority murdered by terrorists".
"Any amnesty or statute of limitations would have to apply across the board," she says.
"I'm not prepared to accept a proposal that would accept amnesties for terrorists."
Some MPs have asked for legal protections for veterans.
May 'cannot be allowed to worsen the situation'published at 12:17 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Real action 'behind the scenes'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Corbyn highlights cuts to creative subjectspublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Jeremy Corbyn says an official at the Department for Education recently admitted schools were facing funding pressures.
He says pupils are missing out on learning creative subjects such as music, as arts have "borne the brunt" of school funding cuts.
In reply, Theresa May says the last Labour government left office with higher levels of employment than currently, and the "biggest deficit in peacetime history".
School funding 'a huge issue'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Corbyn: 'Government has squandered children's futures'published at 12:15 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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"What this government has squandered is what it inherited," Mr Corbyn tells the prime minister.
The government has "squandered the future for so many of our children."
"Why have the arts borne he brunt" of education cuts, he asks.
Mrs May says MPs should look at what was left by the Labour government.
"Under Labour there was no money left," she says.
Reality Check: Do schools really have more money than ever?published at 12:14 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Cabinet 'surprised' at May's speech yesterdaypublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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PM continues to defend school fundingpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Jeremy Corbyn keeps going on schools, accusing the prime minister of ignoring "the crisis facing so many in education".
He asks again whether funding per pupil has gone up or down since 2010 - which is when Labour left office.
Theresa May insists more money has been provided in every area for every school.
She says this is only possible because the Tories have taken a "balanced approach" to the economy.
'Politics is brutal'published at 12:12 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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May: 'Schools have more money'published at 12:12 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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Mr Corbyn says the PM "doesn't seem to be aware of the crisis facing education".
"Has her pupil funding risen or fallen since 2010?" he asks.
But the prime minister sticks to her insistence that the government is doing enough despite suggestions to the contrary.
"We've given every area more money for every pupil in every school," she says.
Notable absences on government frontbenchpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 22 May 2019
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