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— Johnson has no intention of resigning

— Does he fly home from New York? No10 insisted he wouldn’t, but with a potential confidence vote looming and parliament sitting he may have no choice

— huge call to ditch UNGA but risks Commons vacuum if not

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— Does Corbyn call a VONC immediately? There are a lot of MPs, ministers away and Corbyn will come under pressure to make this the moment he tests PM’s confidence

— would Bercow give MPs reasonable chance of getting back? No rule on it...

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— Remainer Tory backlash against PM: positions of Buckland and Cox under pressure, questions about legal advice PM received re prorogation and why it wasn’t shared with cabinet

— also pressure on Cummings and Da Costa and questions to answer for Sedwill

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— Brexiteer backlash: whips have told Tory MPs to shut up BUT expect most leavers to rally behind PM and No10 and focus ire on judges

— Ministers and MPs already saying UK is now on the road to US-style Supreme Court with political appointments

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— Tory conf: MPs could be forced to stay in London for Commons action / potential VONC. Unlikely to be cancelled but could be half-empty with few MPs and cabinet speeches affected

— Queen’s Speech dead: PM unable to introduce new legislative agenda

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— Ruling makes it harder for Johnson to keep his promise of Brexit by Oct 31

— Looks impossible to prorogue parliament again next month

— But Johnson will think, despite this stunning defeat, UK is still heading for an election he can win

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NEW: A rift has opened up at the top of Boris Johnson’s govt between advisers loyal to Dom Cummings and other senior Johnson allies

— “parallel government” run by Eddie Lister
— top team split on aggressive media strategy
— election campaign power grab

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Key dividing line between the Vote Leave faction which sees leaving the EU as the end goal and is willing to achieve it by any means necessary, and a group of advisers led by Lister who see Johnson’s administration as a long-term project beyond Brexit

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Baroness Hale mocking Boris Johnson over his “girly swots” gaffe this morning
People at the top of government astonished at Baroness Hale today

Govt source: "The independence of the judiciary and their slideshow choices is not something we can question."

Second govt source: "This shows a clear lack of judgment. Remind me what her job title is again?"
And another...

Third govt source gets in touch: “You wouldn't get Supreme Court Justices in the US publicly bragging about defeating the executive and mocking the President. But apparently our system is above board and theirs is somehow something to be feared.”
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NEW: Boris Johnson's senior aides have ordered Tory MPs to call the EU 'crazy' if it rejects their new Brexit proposals

Internal memo sent tonight reveals how the govt plans to blame Brussels for 'ending negotiations' if talks break down

Read it here: buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/eu…
Here is the blame game memo

— if Brussels refuses to negotiate on Northern Ireland customs, No10 will say the EU is "crazy" and has made a deal "impossible"
— it would be the EU that "ends negotiations" if this happens, Boris Johnson's aides claim

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The memo from Boris Johnson's senior aides tonight also differs from their public line that this is their take-it-or-leave-it final offer

"We are obviously happy to negotiate details," it says

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