By Hurricane Dorian aid agencies say the situation is desperate. Senior ministers have rejected claims by their former cabinet colleague, amber rudd that securing a new brexit deal is no longer the governments main objective. Amber rudd, who resigned last night as work and pensions secretary, said up to 90 of the governments time is now spent preparing for a no dael departure at the end of october. She described the expulsion of 21 conservative mps who oppose no deal as an assault on decency and democracy. Our Political Correspondent, helen catt, reports. Reporter morning amber. Amber rudd says that when she accepted a post in Boris Johnsons cabinet, she did so in good faith, believing he wanted a brexit deal. But since then, shed seen little evidence that the government was putting in enough preparation to get one. There is this huge machine preparing for no deal, which is fine. You might expect in the balance between getting a deal and no deal 50 50 in terms of work, but its not that
The SNP's Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, has ruled himself out of the party's leadership contest, telling Andrew Marr that he 'knows the limits of his own abilities'.
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Mr Neil insisted Mr Blackford was economical with the truth in his defence against Ms Sturgeon.
Mr Neil said: I know we are all used to politicians squirming to get out of the truth. But I must say my jaw dropped listening to Ian Blackford there, he was more than economical with the truth. It is not the case that went the Government in Scotland got legal advice that its case had no merit that it said we will drop it, that is simply untrue. My jaw dropped Andrew Neil staggered over Ian Blackford being economical with the truth (Image: LBC)