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Any minute now, the prime minister is expected to tell us more about her "new Brexit deal".

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Johnny Mercer says the PM is beginning to understand the "level of fury" over Northern Ireland veterans being prosecuted.

The Tory MP has withdrawn his support for the government over the issue.

Mrs May reiterates that she will "not have an amnesty" that will also cover "terrorists".

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The SNP's Joanna Cherry says the government's "late decision" to hold European elections means some EU citizens will not be able to vote this week.

This is because they did not have adequate time to fill in form declaring that they are voting in the UK and not elsewhere, she says.

In reply, the prime minister says the government is "taking every step" to ensure people entitled to vote can do so.

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Education Secretary Damian Hinds is asked about per pupil spending - the focus of the row between May and Corbyn in PMQs.

It's complicated, he says... We protected spending for some areas, he tells Jo Coburn, but if you look more broadly, "funding has been tight".

Has it fallen by 8% or not, Jo asks, somewhat exasperated.

"It genuinely is more subtle than that," he insists. "It is true that there is more money going into schools than ever before," Mr Hinds says, but accepts that doesn't take into account inflation or rising pupil numbers.

Jo Coburn tries again and tells him he personally has been told off for misusing statistics in this area before.

The education secretary sticks to the line that things are "complicated" but admits in the past he did say funding was being increased when he should have said it was "being maintained".

"I'm not saying that school funding hasn't been tight," he says again.

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One minister said to me earlier, 'This is all very painful, but Theresa May often ends up doing the un-doable, so let's see.'

That note of optimism aside, things are certainly getting worse for her as the day goes on and it's astonishing that this is all playing out before a major set of elections.

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Mrs May makes another pitch for MPs to support her Brexit bill.

"The choice that is before this House is whether or not it wants to deliver on the referendum," she says.

She argues that the only way this can be done is by passing her bill.

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Tory MP Steve Baker says MPs should "unite" in support of President Trump's forthcoming state visit, due in early June, adding it is in the "national interest".

(Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not attend the state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of the US President).

Theresa May says President Trump's visit should be welcomed by every MP.

His visit, and services to commemorate D-Day in 1945, are something to look forward to, she adds.

Interestingly, Mr Baker is a very prominent Brexiteer and critic of the prime minister, but he chose a completely different topic.

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SNP MP Chris Law asks the PM if she will "finally listen to people of Scotland" on independence if his party does well in tomorrow's European elections.

Mrs May replies that if he wants to listen to the people of Scotland he should start listening to the 2014 referendum when they voted to stay in the UK.

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Mrs May is asked about abortion laws in Northern Ireland being brought in line with the rest of the UK.

Mrs May says she has made her views on the matter clear in the past, but it is a devolved issue and should be addressed when Northern Ireland is administration is restored. She has previously said women "should be able to access safe, legal abortion".

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Labour MP Mike Amesbury asks about compensation for people with unfair leaseholds.

He calls on the PM to take urgent action in this area, joking that she is "about to move house" soon herself so should be keenly away of the issues.

In reply, Theresa May says the government has responded to a committee inquiry on leasehold reform and will give an update on legislation "in due course".

She doesn't mention her own moving plans.

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Mrs May is asked about Northern Ireland veterans for a third time, this time by Conservative MP Owen Paterson.

She says "the problem we face in Northern Ireland is there have been a number of processes" over time which have tried to deal with the issue of historical allegations, but they were all "found to flawed in some way".

That is why it is necessary to find a new process, she adds.

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Mrs May says she is keen to ensure the restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland.

She says talks are continuing between the government and Northern Irish parties and she says there are issues that still need to be addressed.

Northern Ireland has been without an executive since January 2017, when the governing parties - the DUP and Sinn Féin - split in a bitter row.

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Labour's Karen Buck says Theresa May has now "recognised" that a no-deal Brexit "is not a viable option".

But she says the Brexit secretary and the chancellor disagree over whether no-deal planning should continue, and asks which the PM agrees with.

In reply, the prime minister says the only way to leave the EU with a deal is by supporting the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in the vote due next month.

She adds that the "legal default" is that unless agreement is reached with the EU, the UK will leave without a deal, so that is why preparations are still being made.

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Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith says MPs are not calling for an amnesty for Northern Ireland veterans, but "fairness and justice".

He says "many old veterans" who were cleared decades ago now find the police pursuing allegations against them.

Mrs May starts by saying that she values the service those men provided in Northern Ireland.

Work that the police and Armed Forces did during the Troubles "was absolutely crucial", she says.

"We want to ensure there is a fair and just system that works across the board to deal with these legacy issues.

"There are cases involving terrorists but I think people would recognise there is a disproportionate emphasis on [cases against] the police and Armed Forces."

She says the government wants to bring in a system for historical allegations which has full support across the community, which is what the Northern Ireland secretary is working on now.