Brexit: John Bercow says there is 'arguable case' government has committed contempt by failing to publish legal advice
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Your support makes all the difference.Theresa May is facing a constitutional crisis after six opposition parties joined forces to accuse the government of contempt of Parliament over its failure to publish its full Brexit legal advice.
The Commons Speaker, John Bercow, said there was "an arguable case" that the government had committed contempt, after he was asked by Labour, the SNP, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and the DUP to begin proceedings.
Earlier, Attorney general Geoffrey Cox admitted the UK could be locked into a customs backstop under the prime minister’s Brexit blueprint.
Mr Cox confirmed that neither the UK nor EU would be able to unilaterally end the Northern Irish backstop arrangement if it came into force, in an address to MPs.
It also comes as The Independent’s petition calling for a Final Say referendum on Brexit was delivered to Downing Street, after more than a million people backed the campaign.
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Ms May sums up her Brexit deal: "We end free movement, we will stop sending vast sums of money to the EU every year, and we will end the jurisdiction of the European courts, but we have also done a good trade deal with the EU."
Here's Chuka Umunna calling for Labour to 'seize the moment" and back a public vote on the Brexit deal.
"If Labour are seen as the midwives of a Tory Brexit through delay and inaction, we will never be forgiven, in particular by future generations who were inspired by our message. We must seize the moment."
The petitions being delivered to Downing Street at noon today contain around 1.4m signatures.
Mixed reactions to Theresa May's appearance on This Morning with Phillip Schofield. Some have described it as a biased "love-in" while others have said his question about having a job in two weeks' time was "brutal" and "devastating."
Or is her tour of the TV studios (and Britain) some kind of secret preparation for a snap election?
A "position statement" on the legal advice on the Brexit deal will be published at 2pm today, according to the prime minister's official spokesman.
"We are meeting the commitments the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (David Lidington) made in the House of Commons when this matter was debated," he added.
The Final Say and People's Vote petitions - with more than 1.4m signatures in total - have been delivered to Downing Street.
Downing Street has insisted the "meaningful vote" by MPs will take place on 11 December, despite reports that it could be delayed.
The prime minister’s spokesman firmly rejected speculation that the government is gearing up to push back the crunch Commons vote next week over fears of a humiliating defeat.
Asked if the vote could be delayed under any circumstances, he said: “No. The vote is going to take place.”
Asked if she was confident of victory, the PM’s spokesman said: “She believes it is the right deal for the UK. It is the only deal that is available and she believes her colleagues should support it.
“I think she thinks that we are entering a very significant moment in the recent history of our country, that there is a moment of opportunity here and we should seize it.”
You can still add your name to the Final Say petition. The total number of signatures now stands at more than 1,075,000.
"Parliament is gridlocked, only way forward is to give people a say," says former Green party leader Caroline Lucas MP.
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