Tory leadership latest: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt begin last day of campaigning as chances of no-deal rise
Tory leadership rivals prepare for final hustings
Theresa May to stake out her legacy as premier
Tom Watson challenges Jeremy Corbyn over Labour anti-Semitism
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Hammond's negative view of no-deal Brexit is pure silliness
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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt will embark on their last day of campaigning as the chances of no-deal continue to rise.
As the two Tory leadership hopefuls prepare for their final hustings Mr Johnson, the front-runner, and Mr Hunt, the self-declared underdog, will tonight have their last attempt to convince those left why they should vote to for them.
The final deadline for party members to vote falls the week ending Sunday 21 July.
However in a major boost to Mr Johnson, ten Labour MPs said they would back no-deal.
Sarah Champion, the Labour MP for Leave-supporting Rotherham, said Parliament would be “going against democracy” if it tries to stop Brexit.
She is joined by other Labour MPs including Caroline Flint and Emma Lewell-Buck, who said they are prepared to back a no deal Brexit if necessary.
Both Mr Hunt and Mr Johnson have committed themselves to no-Deal, although Jeremy Hunt was slightly less enthusiastic, saying it would a "last resort".
While the leadership hopefuls may have the backing of some Labour MPs, Dominic Grieve, the Tory former attorney general, said he would resign the Conservative whip if Mr Johnson becomes prime minister, reducing the Government’s working majority to two. The growing Labour rebellion will help to offset the threat posed by Tory Remainers.
However last night Amber Rudd, who backs Mr Hunt, warned that the "likelihood is that parliament will find a way" to block such a thing happening.
Ms Rudd, who now says she will support no-deal, told Politico's Playbook: “It is a fantastic thing, our parliament … I think that there will be a way, yes, but I can’t be sure … We have an activist speaker, we have a lot of people who are very committed to finding a way, and there is legislation and procedure evolving all the time."
It comes as further unsettlement grows on the opposing benches with 60 Labour peers took out an advert in today's Guardian newspaper shaming Mr Corbyn's failure to do with anti-Semitism in his party.
The advert reads: "The Labour party welcomes everyone* ... * except, it seems, Jews".
It goes on to say this is Mr Corbyn's "legacy" and says that under his leadership "Labour is no longer a safe place".
The reports came after Mr Johnson's campaign aides moved to play down claims that they are considering plans to suspend Parliament in late October - a move which could prevent MPs stopping a no-deal Brexit.
Parliament would be unlikely to sit for a week or two ahead of the speech, which could hamper MPs' chances of blocking a no-deal Brexit if a deal had not been passed by that point.
Asked if he was prepared to bring down the Government to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Tory MP Simon Hoare, chairman of the Commons Northern Ireland Committee, told the BBC: "I hope it doesn't come to that.
"I have always made very clear that when push comes to shove, I will take an interest in what is best for my constituents of North Dorset, and leaving without a deal... on WTO terms will be disastrous for UK agriculture.
"And that is something I am not prepared to stand idly by, twiddling my thumbs and watch happen."
Checkpoints at the border
Stephen Barclay tells the committee 'the government will not apply checkpoints at the border" in the case of no-Deal Brexit
Philip Hammond's warning of the £90bn cost of no-deal
Asked if the Chancellor's £90bn prediction reflects the government's assessment, Mr Barclay has a little chuckle as he says "that's a prediction for 2035".
"That figure assumes no government intervention. There are teams within the treasury working on what would be taken in event of no-deal...The treasury would expect a landing zone to be different. There has been significant progress since November. "
Michel Barnier on the WA
Mr Barclay says from his recent meeting with Michel Barnier on the Withdrawal Agreement that there was "a strong desire to avoid no deal".
He says: "He did not open up in terms of changes to the specific text in the Withdrawal Agreement."
He said he explained if the agreement remained unchanged, it wouldn't get through the Commons.
Stephen Barclay appears before the committee for Exiting the European Union
The Brexit Secretary is answering questions on no-Deal.
He says if it is a choice between no-Deal or no Brexit, the latter is "worst outcome".
He adds there are risks with both scenarios.
Two days left to go
Jeremy Hunt is hitting Twitter to try scrape in those final votes ...
You only have two days to make sure you've posted your ballot.
Still undecided? Join members of all ages and from all parts of the UK who've made their #SwitchtoHunt. pic.twitter.com/SZHLGr8ls1— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) July 17, 2019
Amber Rudd: Parliament 'will find a way' to block No-Deal
The Work and Pensions Secretary said that while she now accepts no-deal, she is confident parliament will find a way to block it.
“It is not a certainty, but I think the likelihood is that parliament will find a way,” she told Playbook.
“It is a fantastic thing, our parliament … I think that there will be a way, yes, but I can’t be sure … We have an activist speaker, we have a lot of people who are very committed to finding a way, and there is legislation and procedure evolving all the time.”
Tom Watson challenges Jeremy Corbyn over Labour anti-Semitism
Labour's deputy leader has openly challenged Jeremy Corbyn's authority by putting forward his own plan for rooting out anti-Semitism in the party.
Tom Watson is trying to circumvent Mr Corbyn's office by proposing a "radical" change to party rules which he wants members to approve at September's party conference.
It comes after 60 Labour MPs took out an advert in the Guardian newspaper stating Mr Corbyn had "failed the test" of leadership over his handling of anti-Semitism within the party.
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Andrea Leadsom: 'Suspending government isn't something I would support'
Boris Johnson backer Andrea Leadsom indicated she would not support the suspension of Parliament to get a no-deal Brexit through, although she said she did not believe the Tory leadership frontrunner would take that step.
Mr Johnson has refused to rule out proroguing Parliament in order to prevent MPs blocking a no-deal Brexit.
Former Commons leader Mrs Leadsom told BBC Radio 4's Today: "I don't think that prorogation is the right thing to do and I don't think a prime minister would choose to do that."
Asked if she would go along with it if Mr Johnson took that course of action.
She said: "No, I don't believe I would and I don't believe it will happen."
