Thread by @siennamarla

The Love Socialism Hate Brexit panel - mostly frontbenchers, including shad cab member Emily Thornberry. Keir Starmer will be joining when he’s finished at PLP. And Diane Abbott coming too. (John McDonnell not able to attend in the end.) #lovesocialism

Paul Sweeney reads out statement from Richard Leonard, who says no deal is "looming large" and Labour must "act now and urgently". The SNP is raising calls for a second independence referendum, Leonard says. "Creating a new Scottish state will not resolve the great challenges...

"... we face. This is why Scottish Labour believes that we need to Remain in and reform the UK and the EU too. We all back a public vote on any Brexit deal and in that vote we would campaign to remain in the EU." #lovesocialism

Chi Onwurah now speaking. "Our position has moved in the interests of the country. Now we have to move the country." #lovesocialism

Jeremy Corbyn is "a real internationalist socialist" - nd that's why "Labour is so appreciated in PES" (that and being the largest party in Europe), says Chi Onwurah. #lovesocialism

I'm told Keir Starmer will be arriving after the votes, which MPs will have to leave the meeting to participate in shortly. #lovesocialism

Another frontbencher, Anneliese Dodds, has just joined the top table. Shadow minister Bill Esterson also in the room, and Stephen Doughty and Kate Green too. #lovesocialism

Dodds now reads a statement from McDonnell, who is at a meeting in his constituency to oppose the third Heathrow runway. "We must work across the house to block a no deal," says the shadow chancellor. "I warn you not to underestimate the reckless, ruthless self serving ambition..

"...of Johnson, who is willing to put our people at risk to secure the temporary keys of No10." McDonnell adds: "I believe that we failed in the last referendum because we failed to convince large areas of our country that another Europe was possible." #lovesocialism

Diane Abbott has just arrived and joined the panel (but will speak after the votes). #lovesocialism

Jon Ashworth has also just joined. #lovesocialism

McDonnell statement: "I have favoured consideration of the use of Citizens’ Assemblies before any vote to both better inform the debate but also build understanding and, wherever possible, consensus." #lovesocialism

The start of @JonAshworth’s quick speech at #lovesocialism:

@JonAshworth Keir Starmer, Dawn Butler and Rupa Huq have joined #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth .@RupaHuq compares Labour's "sequential" Brexit policy to @blackmirror's Bandersnatch episode "... if anyone knows what that is?" #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror Next up, @DawnButlerBrent says: "If you don't hate Brexit... there's something wrong with you." Later adds: "It doesn't matter what Boris says, he is talking bullshit." #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror @DawnButlerBrent "I can't tell you how happy I am to be here," @EmilyThornberry begins her speech. #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror @DawnButlerBrent @EmilyThornberry "No matter what deal is on the table, and which party has negotiated it, our position must be to remain in the EU and oppose any form of Brexit," says @EmilyThornberry. #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror @DawnButlerBrent @EmilyThornberry "Thank you for the pressure that you've put on us and everyone else," @Keir_Starmer begins his speech. "It's been really important to have that pressure. You're gonna have to keep it up." #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror @DawnButlerBrent @EmilyThornberry @Keir_Starmer The Remain campaign must be "entirely different" this time, says @Keir_Starmer. It's got to be "much more about values" - internationalism and solidarity. "And we've got to make the case for reform." Adds: "Do not rerun what happened in 2016." #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror @DawnButlerBrent @EmilyThornberry @Keir_Starmer Nuanced speech by @HackneyAbbott, who says there are good reasons to have voted Leave (refers to Benn) but she has argued privately for Labour to support Remain because that is the wish of party members. #lovesocialism

@JonAshworth @RupaHuq @blackmirror @DawnButlerBrent @EmilyThornberry @Keir_Starmer @HackneyAbbott "We are now officially a Remain party," says Alex Sobel. Sitting beside him, Diane Abbott whispers to Keir Starmer: "I'm not sure I'd agree with that..." #lovesocialism