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Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is about to make a statement following her meetings with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
Sturgeon: “To be frank, it’s not entirely clear to me where the prime minister is willing to compromise.”
Nicola Sturgeon tells me she “wasn’t convinced” that Corbyn will stick to his policy of a confirmatory referendum after meeting with the Labour leader this afternoon. She later told @BenKentish: “I find it hard to see where Labour will land... I’m not overly optimistic about it.”
Sturgeon said she had “positive, friendly” talks with the PM today but struggled to elicit detail from her. “She just wasn’t very open about the detail... there was more of a shut down.”
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Ken Clarke urges Theresa May to stay on as PM until the end of Article 50 and "ignore the vicious attacks on her by some of her more right wing colleagues"
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Good afternoon from sunny Brussels where EU folk are reacting to last night’s action.

One Consevative MEP tells me “Brexit is dead” and predicts “brutal” European and local election for the Tories: “Our vote could completely collapse... We will get absolutely hammered.”
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The Tories "look set to take a pasting in the European Parliament elections next month"
Just bumped into a Tory staffer who has been doing some campaigning in England this week head of the local and European elections.

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Here’s plan for tonight in Brussels. May to arrive at 17:00 local time before a working dinner with EU leaders at 18:30. Press conference later tonight (or tomorrow morning) once there’s an agreement on A50 extension.
EU sources currently expect the May, Tusk and Juncker press conferences to take place at around midnight
May has finished her presentation to EU leaders. It lasted just over an hour.

The 27 leaders will now thrash out an A50 extension offer over dinner.

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