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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NEW: Theresa May will defy growing pressure from Conservative MPs to speed up her resignation, vowing to stay until Brexit is completed – however long that takes.
Backbench Tories will meet later today, having given the prime minister an ultimatum to make clear she will quit No 10 by the summer in all circumstances.
But her spokesman insisted she would defy her own MPs, saying: “That is the timetable she is working towards – she wants to get Brexit done.”
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The Green Party has promised to be "tough on Brexit and tough on the causes of Brexit" as it launched its European election campaign following gains in last week's local elections.
Party leaders predicted the "best election we've ever had" and urged voters to say "yes to Europe, no to climate change". They vowed to campaign for another referendum on Brexit, which they called "an unforgivable act of intergenerational betrayal".
The Greens gained 185 seats in council elections on 3 May amid widespread anger at the main political parties.
Today's announcement from Tehran concerning the Iran nuclear deal is an "unwelcome step", Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister Mark Field has said.
Mr Field told MPs the UK noted "with great concern" the statement from Iran concerning its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Responding to an urgent question from Tory John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) on the status of the Iran nuclear deal, he said: "We urge Iran not to take further escalatory steps and to stand by its commitments.
"We are not at this stage talking about reimposing sanctions, but one has to remember that they were, of course, lifted in exchange for the nuclear restrictions as part of that JCPOA. Should Iran cease meeting its nuclear commitments, there would of course be consequences.
"But for so long as Iran keeps to its commitments, then so too will the UK. It is critical that we maintain an open dialogue with Iran."
A crowdfunding campaign attempting to have Boris Johnson prosecuted for his “lies” about Brexit will receive a hearing in court later this month.
The Brexit Justice campaign alleges Mr Johnson abused public trust by “intentionally misleading” voters over his claim Britain pays £350m a week to the European Union.
The former foreign secretary has previously been warned by the UK’s official statistics watchdog the figure, which was infamously emblazoned on the side of a Brexit campaign bus, is a “misuse of public statistics”.
Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, and Mike Pompeo, his US counterpart, are now holding a joint press conference in London.
Hunt says the UK and the US work "incredibly close" on Iran, and both agree the region should never be able to develop nuclear weapons - though recognises it is "no secret" both countries have different strategies.
"As long as Iran keeps its commitments, then so will the United Kingdom," the foreign secretary says.
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, says Brexit has "obviously been a hot topic" in the UK and no matter what happens the two countries will have a close relationship.
He says President Trump is looking forward to the UK exiting the EU in order to proceed with trade negotiations.
"The special relationship is thriving, despite what you might read in the papers."
In a reference to Washington's concerns about allies such as the UK allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei to play a part in their telecommunications networks, Mr Pompeo said: "We discussed at some length the importance of secure 5G networks.
"I will have a little more to say on that this afternoon, but I'm confident that each of our two nations will choose a path which will ensure security of our networks."
Pompeo was pretty punchy on Venezuela - absolutely digging into Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
NEW: Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has condemned Jeremy Corbyn over his "disgusting" support for Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
Mr Pompeo hit out at the Labour leader, Mr Corbyn has often spoken in support of Venezuela and criticised US action against the country's government, during a visit to London.
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