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Like the PM, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also pays tribute to the victims of the Manchester attack.

He says the government has failed the British Steel industry, and says ministers "must step in" to save the thousands of jobs at risk.

He then makes an swift change of direction and chooses education for his first question, questioning why schools are having to close early on Fridays "due to spending cuts".

Replying to his point on British Steel, Theresa May says the government is working to secure an agreement.

On education, she says schools are receiving a "record level of funding".

The prime minister begins by paying tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing on the two-year anniversary of the terrorist attack.

Theresa May has arrived in the Commons chamber, and PMQs will now get under way.

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BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg gives her view on where we're currently at.

"It's really not about the policy anymore - it's about who is trying to sell it," she says.

The chances of the prime minister surviving to present her Brexit bill in the first week of June are really now "vanishing", she adds.

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Speaking to the BBC, the former International Development Secretary Priti Patel has taken aim at ministers.

"This cabinet has sat back and just supported her... the cabinet have failed to be direct.

"In due course we will need a new direction, when the leader changes, the team changes."

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Speaking to the BBC on Politics Live, former culture secretary John Whittingdale has said he will back Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership contest - whenever it happens.

Mr Whittingdale said: “Not only do I believe that he can deliver Brexit, but I believe he is capable of delivering a Conservative majority at the next general election.”

He also called on the prime minister to resign and said she was driving Conservatives supporters away from the party ahead of tomorrow’s European elections, which he predicted would be “catastrophic” for the Tories.

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Education Secretary Damian Hinds says the European elections "are going to be difficult for us" - that's certainly what the polls are predicting for the Conservatives anyway.

"For some people this is going to be a second referendum," he continues.

"We are braced for a 'challenging' result."

BBC Scotland's James Cook has been speaking to voters ahead of Thursday's election and finds old political loyalties are weakening as voters cast around for something new.

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On the aforementioned European elections, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas says Brexit isn't the only thing that matters and voters on Thursday should look more widely.

"We’re doing really well and frankly, you don’t need to be voting tactically. You need to vote for what you believe in. This is not a proxy referendum."

She says the elected MEPs could be sitting in the European Parliament for the next five years and that is why the Green Party has climate change high on its agenda, as well as its pro-EU stance.

"What we want is for people to be voting for their kids, for the future," she adds.

The Business Secretary Greg Clark will speak to the Commons later, but in the meantime, he has issued a statement on British Steel, saying the government will "pursue remorselessly [sic] every possible step" to secure the company's future.

“The government has worked tirelessly with British Steel, its owner Greybull Capital, and lenders to explore all potential options to secure a solution for British Steel.

“We have shown our willingness to act, having already provided the company with a £120m bridging facility to enable it to meet its emissions trading compliance costs."

The cabinet minister does not directly address Labour's call for British Steel to be taken into public ownership, but does add: “The government can only act within the law, which requires any financial support to a steel company to be on a commercial basis.

"I have been advised that it would be unlawful to provide a guarantee or loan on the terms of any proposals that the company or any other party has made."

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Today's Commons action takes place on the final day of campaigning for the European elections. On Thursday, the UK goes to the polls, and in the following few days the rest of the EU casts their votes too.

Find out more about the candidates standing in the UK and what the different parties think.