BREXIT LIVE: Corbyn under pressure to back SECOND VOTE – Remainers gloat 'IT'S HAPPENING'

Tim Roache, general secretary of the hugely influential GMB union, said the public should be given a say on the final deal because “promises that were made during the referendum campaign are simply not the reality we are facing”.

In response to the announcement, outspoken Remainer Anna Soubry said just 16 of her fellow Tories could force a second Brexit referendum if Labour bows to growing pressure and backs the People’s Vote campaign.

Support for the public to have a say on the final deal has grown in recent months, but Theresa May has ruled out the possibility of her Government allowing a fresh vote and branded the idea a “gross betrayal” of democracy.

Meanwhile, a new poll released today revealed most voters in marginal Tory seats believe the Prime Minister’s Brexit plans would be “bad for Britain”.

The survey, commissioned by pro-Brexit campaign group Global Britain, suggested Mrs May would need to drop her unpopular Chequers deal to avoid certain defeat at the next election.

The poll was carried out in the 44 most marginal Conservative Party constituencies.

It found 45 percent of voters in those marginal areas believe Brexit and the EU is the most important issue on the political agenda, compared with 17 per cent who believe the NHS is the most important and seven percent the economy.

Overall, 73 percent of voters are dissatisfied with the way the Government has handled the Brexit negotiations.

The poll also found that 45 percent of voters believe the Chequers Deal is bad for their family compared to 19 per cent who think it is good, while 47 percent believe the proposals would mean staying in the EU in all but name.

Nearly a third of voters said Mrs May’s proposals would make them less likely to support the incumbent MP, while 19 per cent say it would make them more likely to give their backing.

The telephone poll was conducted by market research firm IQR which questioned 22,000 voters in 44 Conservative marginal seats with majorities 6 percent or less.

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7pm: Irish peace process ‘being used to stop Brexit’

The issue of the Irish border is being used by some to “either thwart Brexit or to mould it in their own way”, the DUP’s Westminster leader has warned.

Nigel Dodds warned any backstop agreement which created regulatory differences between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK “would constitutionally break up the UK”.

Speaking after Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab updated MPs on the progress of the talks with Brussels, Mr Dodds said: “I wish sometimes people would actually travel the road from Belfast to Dublin and Dublin to Belfast because they actually pass on the border camera infrastructure already.

“And as the former secretary of state for Northern Ireland (Owen Paterson) said there already is a currency, excise and other border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.”

5.30pm: ’Brexit negotiations are in serious trouble’

Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at the Government’s plans and suggested ministers will not have the votes in Parliament to pass a deal based on Theresa May’s unpopular Chequers proposal.

Speaking in the Commons, Sir Keir labelled the Prime Minister’s Brexit blueprint a “fudge” which satisfies no-one.

He said: “It’s being attacked from all quarters. Something has to give.

“Time is running out. The October summit is 44 days away.

“It is impossible to see how the Chequers proposal could lead to a deal which could command a majority in Parliament in that time.

“The Brexit negotiations are in serious trouble.

“It appears that the Government’s strategy is to plough on regardless, to pretend everything’s going to plan, to hope that somehow the dynamics of the negotiations and the arithmetic in this house is going to magically change. That is incredibly irresponsible.”

5.10pm: Dominic Raab updates MPs on progress of Brexit talks – ‘deal is within our sights’

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has insisted a deal based on the Prime Minister’s unpopular Chequers agreement is the most likely outcome from the ongoing talks with Brussels.

Updating MPs on the progress of the negotiations, he said the EU had offered a “wide range of positive and constructive” feedback on the Prime Minister’s controversial deal.

Said he believes no deal is unlikely but insisted the Government is making adequate plans in case the UK leaves the EU without an agreement in place.

He said: “I am confident that a deal is within our grasp if our enthusiasm and pragmatism is matched by our EU friends.”

Mr Raab added a deal in the “clear and overwhelming interest of both sides” is still the most likely outcome if talks continue in their current spirit.

He acknowledged there are “some risks” to a no deal scenario, but insisted it would bring some “countervailing opportunities” such as the possibility to strike free international trade deals and provide more control over immigration.

4pm: ‘Just 16 Tory votes needed to force second referendum’

Tory Anna Soubry has said the chances of a second Brexit vote are closer than ever before.

The outspoken Remainer, who has previously voted against the Government on its Brexit legislation, set out the steps towards a vote on the final deal in a tweet this afternoon.

Her message came after the leader of GMB, one of the UK’s biggest trade unions, voiced his support for the public to have another say on Brexit.

The move by the hugely influential union is expected to pile pressure on Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour to demand a second Brexit vote as negotiations move into the final stages.

Ms Soubry tweeted: “If Labour endorses @peoplesvote_uk then it will require only 16 Conservative MPs to vote for it & it will happen. 12 more to go @sarahwollaston @JustineGreening @DrPhillipLeeMP.”

3.40pm: Major trade union throws weight behind second Brexit vote

The GMB union has insisted the public should be given a vote on the final Brexit deal in a move likely to ratchet up pressure on Labour to follow suit.

Tim Roache, the general secretary of GMB, told members “people deserve” a say on the withdrawal agreement because promises made by Brexiteers have not come to fruition.

In a message to the union’s 620,000 members, he said: “GMB respects the result of the referendum, but how we leave the EU is as important as the decision to leave in the first place. That’s why today, GMB is calling for a public vote on the final deal.

“As trade unionists, when we negotiate a pay deal with an employer, we go back to our members and ask them if they’re happy with it. Whether they want to accept or reject it.

“That’s what people deserve now, because the promises that were made during the referendum campaign are simply not the reality we are facing.”

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2.18pm update: BoE Governor warns of no-deal Brexit price shock

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has warned a no-deal Brexit would send prices rising and hit real incomes.

He said there were “limits” to what monetary policy could do to help ease the price shock for Britons.

He told MPs: “It’s likely that the real income squeeze will return for households across the country.”

“You can’t avoid that medium-term impact on real incomes.”

1.32pm update: Mark Carney expected to stay on 

Banks of England Governor Mark Carney has hinted he will stay in the post beyond his scheduled June 2019 departure date to ensure a smooth Brexit handover.

He told the Commons Treasury Committee at this “critical period” it is “important that everyone does everything they can to help with the transition of exiting the European Union”.

He said: “Even though I have already agreed to extend my time to support a smooth Brexit, I am willing to do whatever else I can in order to promote both a smooth Brexit and an effective transition at the Bank of England.”

Mr Carney said he had already discussed this issue with Chancellor Philip Hammond and expected an announcement to be made in due course.

10.20am update: No-deal Brexit plans ‘in place’

The most senior official in Britain’s Brexit ministry said is confident plans are in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Philip Rycroft, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union, told MPs: “What I am confident is that there are plans in place.

“They are at a level of detail which satisfies the team at DEXEU.

“We are constantly monitoring those plans to make sure they are kept up to date.”

9.20am update: Chequers Deal ‘will not succeed’

Brexiteer and former culture secretary John Whittingdale has described the Chequers Deal as a “diversion that will not succeed”.

Mr Whittingdale, vice-chairman of the Commons Brexit Select Committee, said chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier had told fellow members the Chequers plan was “not acceptable to the European Union”.

Mr Whittingdale said he had been encouraged by the meeting in Brussels and added: “I don’t think Chequers can possibly work.

“I’m very unhappy with the proposal because it seems to me that it leaves us still under the control of the European Union but without any influence at all.

“But even if I supported Chequers it became very clear from Mr Barnier that the European Commission just cannot accept it.

“They see it as going against the fundamental principles of the Single Market and Customs Union.”

8.53am update: Leadsom dismisses Johnson claims

Brexit-backing Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom has dismissed Boris Johnson’s claims Theresa May’s Chequers plan amounts to “Brexit in name only”.

Mrs Leadsom said: “Boris has a weekly column, I believe, and he is always going to give his views. He has strong views.

“He resigned over the Chequers deal. He doesn’t believe that it meets what he voted for. I differ from him in that regard.

“I believe it does stick to the red lines. I believe it does give us the sovereignty and the control that we were looking for in voting to leave the EU.

“We don’t agree on that point. On the other hand, Boris is absolutely entitled to his views and no doubt will continue to express them, as will plenty of other Cabinet and non-Cabinet members.”

7.30am update: Chequers Deal poll ‘delivers damning verdict’

Global Britain director of communications for Global Britain Brian Monteith said: “Our polling delivers a damning verdict on the Chequers proposal and a stark warning to any Tory MP in all but the safest of seats.

“The clear message for any Conservative MP, whether in a leave or remain constituency, is back Chequers and pay the price at the ballot box. Chequers will not deliver Brexit, it will deliver Corbyn.

“The Government needs to immediately abandon Chequers and deliver a full Brexit, which gives us back control of our economy, our borders and our future.”