Advertisement

  1. National

Corbyn: May's plan threatens 'a bargain basement Brexit'

Jeremy Corbyn has urged Theresa May to "stop her threat of a bargain basement Brexit" during exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions.

The Labour leader also criticised Mrs May for delivering her key Brexit speech away from the Commons, labeling her "not so much the Iron Lady as the Irony Lady" for "sidelining Parliament" while claiming to restore parliamentary democracy.

Mrs May accused Mr Corbyn of "not having a clue" over Brexit as she faced pressure to reveal if Britain will pay for single market access.

The prime minister refused to be drawn on whether payments would be required after the UK withdraws from the bloc despite the Labour leader repeatedly raising the issue.

View all 27 updates ›

Juncker: 'I will seek a balanced deal for Britain' over Brexit

Credit: PA

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says he will seek a balanced deal for both Britain and the European Union during Brexit negotiations.

"I will do everything so that this negotiation ends with a balanced solution while fully respecting our rules," Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Later today Theresa May will face a grilling by MPs over her Brexit plans when she appears in the Commons for Prime Minister's Questions.

More on this story