The Prime Minister is much in the position of someone standing on one side of a canyon, shouting to people on the other side of the canyon that if they do not do as he wishes, he will throw himself into the abyss. That is not a credible negotiating strategy. It comes as conservative mp philip lee defects to the lib dems, leaving the government with no working majority. And this is the scene in the commons right now as that debate continues. We will bring you all the debate in the reaction. A very good evening. Welcome back to westminster. We are about an hour into the emergency debate in the house of commons, aimed at preventing a new deal brexit. The motion was presented to the house by conservative mp sir Oliver Letwin who said that in light of parliament being suspended later this month, it has become urgent to discuss whether mps accept the possibility of a no deal brexit. If the idea is approved, legislation designed to block a no deal brexit will be introduced tomorrrow. It comes
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