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Your support makes all the difference.Theresa May has failed to strike a deal with Brussels that would allow Britain to unlock Brexit trade talks with the EU.
The Prime Minister had hoped to convince European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker that enough progress had been made to move on from the first phase of talks, which hinged on progress on issues including citizens rights, the so-called divorce bill and the Irish border
In a joint press conference after their lunch meeting, Mr Juncker said it was "not possible to reach a complete agreement today" but acknowledged that "significant progress" had been made.
Both leaders declared they were "confident" that a solution could be found in time for a crunch European Council summit on December 14.
But Ms May faces trouble ahead, as a leaked document outlining plans to keep Northern Ireland in the customs union to prevent a hard border prompted outrage among her allies in the Democratic Unionist Party.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called for Scotland to have remain in the single market, if Northern Ireland was permitted to do so, while Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones and London mayor Sadiq Khan also piled in to demand bespoke deals.
Also today, Brexit Secretary David Davis leads a committee stage debate on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill – which would transfer EU law onto British statute books.
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The Prime Minister said she was "confident we will conclude this positively'', although some differences remain.
The short statement is now over and Ms May heads off to meet European Council president Donald Tusk.
Now the statement is over we can return to the other parts of this increasingly complicated picture.
The Irish premier Leo Varadker is expected to give a press conference soon, which was reportedly postponed until the PM/Juncker meeting ended.
Meanwhile in Westminster, the PM's chief of staff Gavin Barwell and Brexit minister Steve Baker are holding a private meeting to reassure Tory MPs.
Expect plenty of trouble ahead for Ms May as her DUP allies are understood to be furious at the prospect of Northern Ireland remaining in the single market - unlike the rest of the UK. DUP MP Sammy Wilson has just cropped up on Sky News calling the plans "a nightmare for Unionists".
Over in the Commons, John Bercow has indicated that the Prime Minister will make a statement to MPs tomorrow on the Brexit talks.
The fallout begins over Theresa May's failure to secure a deal with Brussels today. Wall Street Journal reporter Georgia Kantchev highlights the fall in sterling after the joint press conference.
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said the PM had left the talks "with her tail between her legs" and urged her to rethink her Brexit strategy.
He said: "This government have now realised that Brexit Britain isn’t going to be a land of milk and honey.
“This whole situation could have been solved by keeping the entire country in the Single Market and the Customs Union. Instead Theresa May has cowered in front of her backbenchers and driven forward a reckless Brexit which risks destabilising the whole UK.
“As each day goes by, it becomes clearer that the best deal for everyone is to stay in Europe.”
Over in the Commons, the 4th day of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill has just got started. The Bill has been given eight hours of protected time on each of the scheduled eight days - so MPs are being told to prepare for a late night.
Theresa May will return from Brussels to vote later tonight as she needs every vote after losing her Commons majority in the snap election in June.
Opposition MPs are not happy about Ms May's failure to secure a Brexit deal today.
The Press Association's Parliamentary Editor Richard Wheeler has filed this report from the Commons:
Theresa May's efforts to secure Brexit progress were labelled a "shambles" in the Commons as John Bercow sought to avoid a "spat" between MPs.
Labour's Peter Kyle criticised the Prime Minister for returning "empty-handed" following the conclusion of lunchtime talks in Brussels between her and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.
But Conservative David Davies, MP for Monmouth, dismissed this assessment and insisted the Europeans would be empty-handed if "they don't get their hands off our £50 billion".
Speaker Mr Bercow urged MPs to remain patient and noted a Commons statement on the latest talks was expected from the Government on Tuesday, as he warned against the exchanges turning in to a "spat".
Raising a point of order, Mr Kyle said of the latest talks: "This is a shambles that puts into perspective the constitutional settlement for our country here.
"Can we expect her (Mrs May) to make a statement tomorrow?"
Mr Bercow replied: "It had been very much my expectation in any event that there would be a statement to this House this week.
"Though I cannot predict with certainty, I had anticipated and been given reason to believe that it would likely be tomorrow."
Tory MPs were called to a private meeting with PM's chief of staff Gavin Barwell and Brexit minister Steve Baker to discuss the Brexit progress.
The Independent's political correspondent Ashley Cowburn collared prominent backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg on his way out, who had this to say:
"The DUP and the Conservative Unionist Party are at one on keeping the United Kingdom together and Gavin Barwell made it absolutely clear we are not going to trade distinctions between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, that would be completely intolerable.
“There coming from the Irish Government. Ireland wants to promote the creation of a United Ireland, that’s not very surprising.
“The Irish Government leaked a document that isn’t the case, as far as I can tell. And this caused everyone to be concerned because it was reported as if it was true and it turns out its actually propaganda from the Irish Government.
“We cannot align one part of the United Kingdom with the European Union and if we align the whole of the UK with the regulations of the EU we haven’t left the European Union.
"So there is a logical impossibility of doing what the Irish Government proposes without remaining in the European Union or splitting up the United Kingdom, neither of which I’m in favour of.
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