Brexit second referendum – as it happened: Nigel Farage and Arron Banks make surprise call for another vote
Senior figures in Leave campaign say another Brexit poll might be needed to 'settle issue for a generation'
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The Prime Minister pledged to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042, alongside a range of other measures, but environmental groups said the plan lacks "urgency, detail and bite".
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This is, roughly, how many people responded to Nigel Farage - an architect of Brexit, who has previously said another vote would be akin to overruling the will of the people - calling for a second EU referendum.
One bit of unconfirmed news currently swirling around Westminster: Chris Williamson, a controversial left-wing Labour MP who is a staunch supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, is reported to have quit his role as a shadow Home Office minister.
It comes two days after he caused a stir by proposing the doubling of council tax for wealthy homeowners, although he stressed this was not Labour Party policy.
We're trying to confirm his resigntation now - stay tuned...
Confirmed: Labour MP Chris Williamson has resigned from the frontbench. More follows...
Here's Chris Williamson's statement on stepping down as shadow fire minister:
"I will be standing down from my role with immediate effect so that I can return to the backbenches, where I will be campaigning on a broader range of issues. I will continue to loyally support the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn from the backbenches and hope to be a voice for the party's members."
Jeremy Corbyn said:
“I am grateful for Chris' work on the frontbench, particularly on fire safety following the appalling Grenfell Tower Fire. I know that on the backbenches, Chris will be a strong campaigner on a range of crucial issues as well as serving his constituents with dedication.”
Surreal scenes in the Commons chamber earlier this afternoon, as the normally procedural questions to the Leader of the House descended (or, depending on your musical tastes, was elevated) into a discussion on 80s pop group Bananarama.
It all began when Valerie Vaz, Labour's Shadow Leader of the House, joked about Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle earlier this week.
She said: "I'm not sure if Bananarama was on the playlist of the Prime Minister but I don't know if you recall the song 'It Ain't What You Do, It's The Way That You Do It' - and that's what gets results.
"But with the reshuffle it was the same old, same old, same old people, new titles, all of the responsibilities were already in their departmental portfolios.
""It seems men can say no and the PM goes, 'Oh, all right then', but when a woman says no she is sacked."
In response, Conservative whip Paul Maynard, who was standing in for Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom, replied: "As a child of the 80s, I have very fond memories of Bananarama and their many hits.
"But maybe she might recall their Comic Relief guise Lananeeneenoonoo [a spoof band], because that was much more, I think, the tone of what she had to say with her comment on the reshuffle."
SNP MP Pete Wishart then said he was pleased Ms Leadsom had kept her job during the reshuffle, adding: "In the words of Bananarama, it's not been a Cruel Summer but pretty much a cruel winter."
Anyway, enough of that. We're Movin' On...
The C-word has just been used in the House of Lords - reportedly for the first time ever.
Baroness Jenkin was quoting abuse she said was directed at a Conservative candidate in Ealing at the general election.
She said: "During the election campaign in June, the Ealing Central and Acton Conservative candidate was met daily outside her home by a large group of Momentum and Labour activists yelling at her - and please my Lords please forgive the unparliamentary language and block your ears if you are sensistive or easily offended - 'f****** Tory c***'."
She added: "This young woman has a young child. How can this be acceptable, and how does this not deter other mothers from stepping up?"
Watch it here:
Here's our full story, by Lizzy Buchan, on Chris Williamson stepping down from Labour's front bench:
Damian Collins, chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, has said BBC Director-General Tony Hall and former China Editor Carrie Gracie will be questioned by MPs later in the month.
Ms Gracie stepped down from her role earlier this week and accused BBC bosses of refusing to take the issue of equal pay seriously.
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