"We are entering the final stages of these negotiations." Mocking laughter greets PM's statement to House of Commons 
I don't think she's about to go to the Palace. @philipjcowley can breathe again
"I do not believe the EU and the UK are far apart," she says, having just set out a hard line against an indefinite customs union
Corbyn says there *is* a Brexit deal that could unite the country, but doesn't try to explain what it is
Both of them sticking closely to their prepared texts; she read hers out slightly better; his makes slightly more sense
"Labour's plan is to negotiate a permanent customs union to protect jobs." Corbyn got there
May: even if govt sought to negotiate a customs union, it would still need a backstop if not in place at end of transition period
The rest of her answer to Corbyn, and indeed to IDS for the hard Brexiters, v much groundhog
Boris Johnson trying to pin May down on the expiry of the backstop customs union in December 2021
She dodges by saying she hopes the backstop never comes into effect; no answer at all
Hilary Benn picks up on this and asks when she will tell her party that there can be no end date
She replies: "Groundhog"
Vince Cable asks why she made a statement to the House today when nothing had changed
She points out that the Lib Dems are always complaining that ministers do not come to the House to update MPs often enough
Yvette Cooper accuses May of intending to leave deal to last moment to "bounce" Commons in a choice between deal or no deal
"Take it back to the people and have a people's vote": @Anna_Soubry
Nigel Dodds, DUP, asks for a groundhog assurance that Northern Ireland will not be carved out of the UK
Surprisingly mild compared with some of the off-the-record quotations about the DUP's position in today's media
Nicky Morgan warns against the UK slipping into a no-deal Brexit: May's answer a variant of "Whatevs"
Dominic Grieve describes May's own Brexit plan as "vassalage" and says he cannot support it without another referendum
