Brexit - as it happened: Boris Johnson makes first speech since resigning over Theresa May's Chequers deal
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Boris Johnson has claimed "it is not too late to save Brexit" in his first speech since resigning from government, where he tore into Theresa May's Chequers plan.
The ex-foreign secretary gave a resignation statement to MPs, where he claimed a "fog of self-doubt'' has fallen over Britain since the prime minister's Lancaster House speech and claimed her new plan would reduce the UK to "economic vassalage".
However Ms May was spared the pleasure of listening to his address, as she faced grilling by senior MPs on the Liaison Committee over her Brexit record.
Ms May also attempted to rally her deeply divided party at a meeting of the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers.
Earlier, Jeremy Corbyn attempted to exploit divisions in the Conservative ranks by claiming the party was “too busy fighting each other to negotiate” during prime minister's questions.
The Labour leader was also embroiled in a fresh antisemitism row after a veteran MP was heard berating him for being a "f****** antisemite and a racist".
His office has vowed to take action against Dame Margaret Hodge, for the comments, which came amid a furious internal row over the party's new code of conduct.
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Corbyn is up. He also pays tribute to Nelson Mandela.
He goes in on the Vote Leave scandal, saying members of the government who were involved in Vote Leave - such as Michael Gove - should cooperate.
He continued: “They’ve been referred to the police by the Electoral Commission having refused to cooperate with the Electoral Commission.
“Will the prime minister guarantee that her cabinet ministers will fully cooperate with the police investigation?”
May says he has made an accusation against members of the house and the government, and asks him to reflect on whether that was correct.
She urges him to withdraw accusations of 'impropriety' against fellow MPs, saying: "I still contend he made accusations against individual members of this Government that were unjustified and he should withdraw them."
Plenty of shouting from MPs, prompting a rebuke from John Bercow on 'barracking'.
Corbyn says he stated the Electoral Commission's words and it was not a judgement. These ministers were central to the Vote Leave campaign, he says.
Moving onto Chequers, he says the government is mired in 'chaos, dithering and indecision'. The government has now made its plans illegal, she says.
He says the white paper is now 'obsolete' and asks when a new one will be published.
May says she has not abandoned her 'facilitated customs agreement', they are discussing it with the EU.
Corbyn says the government has no serious negotiating strategy whatsoever.
May says he is 'plain wrong' and brandishes the white paper at him, asking if he wants to read it before.
She says there are differences over freedom of movement, single market, a second referendum between her and Corbyn. She claims she is the one respecting the views of the British people.
Corbyn asks if the new Brexit secretary Dominic Raab is supportive of remaining in the European Convention on Human Rights, which he has previously criticised.
May dodges and accuses him of asking the same question over and over again.
Corbyn tries again, saying Raab is either 'backsliding to save his job' or the government has changed its position.
"Isn't the case that the government is failing to negotiate Brexit, failing to meet the needs of the country, because they are far too busy fighting eachother?" he says.
May says she has been busy the past week. MPs roar as she says she was 'agreeing the future of Nato with Donald Trump', Corbyn was protesting against him.
She mocks Corbyn for spending the week 'renegotiating the definition of antisemitism'. While he protests, I deliver, she says.
Tory MP Helen Whately takes a pop at Labour and says they should adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
May says Labour is trying to redefine antisemitism so that it is permitted to say Israel is a racist endeavour. She says antisemitism is racism.
SNP's Ian Blackford accuses May of bowing to her right-wing backbenchers over the interests of the country and of 'playing fast and loose' with her own policy.
The events of this week make a no deal Brexit more likely, he asks.
May says the discussions are continuing. The SNP must think about what it means when they put the interests of the country first.
Labour's Rosie Cooper nearly breaks down in tears when she thanks MPs for their kindness after the leader of a banned neo-Nazi group was jailed for plotting to murder her.
She asks about much-needed investment for the NHS.
The PM says it is good to see her in the house and it is echoed by MPs on all sides.
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