Brexit news: Tory MP tells Theresa May 'it's time to step aside' during PMQs ordeal as hopes of breakthrough evaporate
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Your support makes all the difference.Theresa May is facing renewed pressure from Tory backbenchers to set out a roadmap for her departure as hopes of progress in the cross-party Brexit talks began to fade.
Negotiations with Labour are now in their sixth week but lengthy meetings have resulted in little progress, with Labour sources saying a customs compromise was "a million miles way" from their demands.
Tory backbenchers were due to meet to discuss overhauling party rules to oust Ms May as leader.
Sir Graham Brady, influential chairman of the 1922 committee of backbenchers, told the prime minister to set out a faster timetable for her departure during a private meeting on Tuesday.
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Corbyn attacks health secretary Matt Hancock for backing private GP providers and presiding over shortages of staff.
He then asks her to apologise to people waiting too long in A&E to be seen.
May says the government is performing well against targets and tells him to apologise for failure to meet targets for a decade in Labour-led Wales.
Corbyn is now wrapping up, pointing to poor performance in A&E, GPs, mental health etc.
He asks her to admit her government has failed the NHS, failed staff and failed patients.
May says her government is giving the NHS £20bn and she is proud of the Conservative Party's record and its sustainable long-term plan. It''s only possible because the Tories are managing the economy sensibly, she says.
Tory deputy chairman Helen Whately uses the birth of baby Sussex to call for longer parental leave for partners.
May says parents can used six month shared leave but the government is looking at it and will publish findings later this year.
SNP's Ian Blackford gets into a pickle by accidentally referring to the Duke and Duchess of Wessex - rather than Sussex - over the birth of their son.
He asks her to update the house on the Brexit talks.
May says she is talking to Labour and if he is so keen why didn't he vote for the deal.
Blackford says Scotland does not want a Tory Labour stitch up and demands a Final Say vote on any Brexit deal.
May says she has been clear about a second referendum.
Labour MP Eleanor Smith asks about the mythical green paper on social care - which has been delayed six times.
May says they are working on it - then tries to blame Labour for not doing more on social care during their 13 years in government.
Change UK MP Joan Ryan gets a question. She asks why the government won't offer a people's vote.
May says her mind has not changed since she answered that question a few minutes ago.
Tory Sir Edward Leigh says the refurbishment of Westminster is very important but must be done in a cost effective way. He also raises concern about the planned move to Richmond House for MPs.
May says its important to keep the bill as low as possible.
Tory MP Rebecca Pow asks if the government will legislate for net zero emissions by 2050.
May says the government is looking at the recommendations from the climate change committee and will respond in due course.
Labour MP Gill Furniss asks May if police cuts and rising knife crime are linked.
May says she accepts that knife crime is an issue but rejects the link, saying there are diverse causes.
Tory MP Rehman Chishti asks why Asia Bibi has not been offered sanctuary in the UK after being persecuted for her Christian beliefs in Pakistan. She has been offered refuge in Canada.
May says the UK has always prioritised her safety - and it supported Canada in its offer. She says the UK has a good record on helping those who are persecuted for their faith.
Leadership klaxon - Brexiteer Andrea Jenkyns says May has tried her best but she has failed. The Tories lost 1300 hard-working councillors in the local elections last week.
"Isn't it time she stood aside and let someone else lead?" she asks. MPs murmur at this.
May says she is sorry for the loss of candidates and she understands what it feels like as she was a councillor herself. But she says it is not about her - if it was, the UK would already have left the EU.
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