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House of Commons suspended due to a huge leak in the roof. The cafe above is being submerged too. "This is how Brexit ends," an observer remarked.
The House of Commons has adjourned (sacked it off) for the rest of the day. Let's hope they get a plumber in ASAP to avoid an accidental no deal.
The prime minister’s spokesperson says that the Commons leak has not affected Theresa May’s Brexit strategy: “I’m not aware of any change to our plans.”

Our great democracy will not be cowed.
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Adam Payne
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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"
Ian Blackford: "What an irony that it's the EU that has got the UK out of the mess... We should not be lambasting the EU, we should be thanking them."
Bill Cash accuses Theresa May of "abject surrender" and asks her if she'll resign

A laughing PM says "I think he knows the answer to that"
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Adam Payne
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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.”
European elections voting intention, according to Opinium

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.

"We are going to get decimated... We are absolutely f*****."
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Adam Payne
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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.

It's understood that May will have a sit-down with Tusk once leaders have finished to discuss the offer before press conferences.
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