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Andrea Leadsom has refused to say if the Withdrawal Agreement go be put before parliament next week, as she revealed MPs will get 11 days off as planned at the end of the month.
MPs will rise for a recess at the end of 23 May, the day of the European elections, and return to parliament on 4 June.
Commons leader Leadsom said the break was "subject to the progress of business".
Michael Gove has said Jeremy Corbyn "couldn't even run a whelk stall" as he claimed the biggest threat to the Welsh seafood industry was not Brexit but a Labour government.
Gove was responding in the parliament to comments from Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts, who asked during environment questions what was being done to protect Wales's whelk industry once we leave the European Union.
The MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd and her party's Westminster leader said it was worth £6.2m a year to the country's economy, and wanted to know if the fishermen would "face tariffs of 20 per cent to the crucial South Korean market after Brexit".
The environment secretary said he agreed it was vitally important to the Welsh coastal economy to make sure the trade in whelks with South Korea was "protected", but added: "The one threat to this trade of course would be the election of a Labour government at the next general election.
"Because as we all know the member for Islington North couldn't run a whelk stall."
But the Environment Secretary was chided by Commons speaker John Bercow, who told the cabinet minister his jibe "requires a little bit of work".
One significant aspect of the recess announced by Andrea Leadsom this morning: it will make it almost impossible for Donald Trump to address parliament during his state visit to the UK.
MPs will rise on 23 May and return to Westminster on 4 June. The president will arrive in Britain on 3 June, and fly out again in 5 June.
It is thought to be highly unlikely Trump would address parliament on the first day back following the recess, and Whitehall sources said the government had not requested him to.
A source said: "We've not asked. It is not going to happen."
Foreign leaders typically address parliament during formal state visits, but Commons speaker John Bercow had insisted Trump would be barred to underline Westminster's "opposition to racism and to sexism".
However, Bercow's stance had caused divisions in parliament and he had come under pressure to reverse his position.
Downing Street had acknowledged there is "significant work still to do" if talks between Labour and the government are to break the Brexit impasse, reports The Independent's political correspondent Lizzy Buchan.
Theresa May's official spokesman said: "The discussions have been serious across a number of different areas, but clearly there remain outstanding matters that need to be nailed down.
"There is definitely significant work still to do if we are to find a unified way forward."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said earlier there had "been no big offer" from May "and the red lines remain in place". He described the talks as "difficult ... because the government is in some degree of disarray itself".
On the possibility of a new Brexit vote in parliament, No 10 said: “We are working hard in order to introduce the Withdrawal Agreement Bill [WAB] as soon as possible
“I’ve spoken in the past about the need to build a stable majority for the WAB. Obviously that work is ongoing.
“There are more talks taking place with the opposition in the coming days to try to secure that way forward.”
A delegation of pro-Remain MPs from the Liberal Democrats and Change UK have held talks with Theresa May's effective deputy David Lidington on their call for a confirmatory public vote on any Brexit deal.
Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable and deputy Jo Swinson were joined by Change UK interim leader Heidi Allen and MP Anna Soubry for the talks in Whitehall.
It is understood that Mr Lidington underlined Mrs May's continued opposition to holding a second referendum on EU withdrawal.
No more meetings are planned, but both the Lib Dems and Change UK are said to be open to further discussions.
Theresa May’s chief Brexit minister has complained that Europeans are prone to “lazy thinking” about Brexit and associate the project with Nigel Farage and the “Little Englander” mentality.
Stephen Barclay said Europe’s politicians should be more positive about Britain’s departure, reports my colleague Jon Stone:
A senior Liberal Democrat peer has warned of attempts to "distort" the outcome of the European elections later this month.
Lord Tyler, the party's spokesman on constitutional and political reform, said foreign interference in elections and referendums was an "emergency".
He said campaign groups were already spending thousands of pounds on Brexit messages on digital media without explaining where the money was coming from.
At question time, he added, to some jeers: "The outcome of the poll on May 23 could be as dodgy as that in June 2016 [in the EU referendum]."
The government has previously announced plans to introduce new laws to protect elections and referendums in the UK from the risk of interference by foreign powers.
Cabinet Office spokesman Lord Young of Cookham said the UK had a "robust" electoral system with processes to defend it and ongoing work to ensure elections remained secure.
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has sidestepped questions as to whether she would be a leadership contender when Theresa May steps down.
Asked after a speech in London to employers whether she intended to throw her hat in the ring, Ms Rudd said: "I feel incredibly fortunate to be in this role. There is a really important job to do about making sure we get Universal Credit right."
She added: "I am committed to the DWP."
Ms Rudd said she believed Ms May should be given the time to meet her commitment to complete the first stage of Brexit before standing down as prime minister.
"We need to hold our nerve and allow her to do that. Brexit is a complicated procedure and the numbers in the House of Commons make that even harder," she said.
"But I believe that she has a plan now, hopefully to do a deal with Labour, if not to bring forward indicative votes. We need to back her on that."
The European Union must focus on climate, security and growth after continent-wide elections in two weeks, or fall, French president Emmanuel Macron has said as its leaders met in Romania to chart the way forward following Brexit.
The leaders of all members except Britain met on Europe Day in the town of Sibiu in Romania, where France and seven other EU countries proposed getting to "net-zero greenhouse gas emissions" by 2050.
The Liberal Democrats' Brexit spokesman has taken aim at Jeremy Corbyn, accusing the Labour leader of letting down Remainers.
"It's the same old broken record from Jeremy Corbyn," Tom Brake said. "He is throwing all regard for the environment, for jobs and the NHS out of the window with his personal obsession with taking the UK out of the EU.
"It is clear that Jeremy Corbyn has trashed the hopes of Remainers. Like the Tories, Ukip, or the Brexit Party, a vote for Labour at the European elections is a vote for Brexit.
"The Liberal Democrats, with over 100,000 members and 2,500 councillors across the country, are the strongest Remain voice going into the European Elections. If you want to stop Brexit then vote for the Liberal Democrats."
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