Boris Johnson news – live: Major blow for prime minister as Commons vote paves way for bill preventing no-deal Brexit

Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti has been talking about the kinds of things the Labour leadership will be considering on a possible general election motion which could soon be put forward by the government.

Former Tory MP Nick Boles, who now sits as an independent MP, suggested he hoped to persuade Justine Greening to stand for election for a “new” political movement.

The British government has been accused of lying to the public about the state of progress in Brexit negotiations in Brussels.

Jon Stone has more on the remarkable claims.

Like fellow Tory rebel Philip Hammond, Dominic Grieve has said he will not bow down to No 10’s threats over anti no-deal legislation.

The backbencher said the deselection threats make “no difference”, despite being “painful” to the veteran politician.

He told the BBC: “I see myself as a Conservative, I’m not about to go off and join another party, but if ultimately the prime minister and leader of my party is doing something which I think is so fundamentally wrong then I can’t continue supporting it.

“If that means he decides to chuck me out of the party, then that's a matter for him.”

Like other rebels, the former attorney general said he has had “absolutely no contact whatsoever” from the leader’s office to convince him to vote with the government.

Could Boris Johnson deselect the Tory MP for Mid Sussex – who also happens to be the grandson of his political hero?

The work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd is sticking with the PM but clearly doesn’t like the idea of revenge deselections – something No 10 has threatened prospective Tory rebels with ahead of today’s big showdown vote in parliament.

One of the biggest stories of the morning is Philip Hammond’s vow to fight any attempt to deselect him in his Surrey constituency of Runnymede and Weybridge or expel him from the party.

The former chancellor said condemned the “incomers and entryists” who were turning the Conservative party into “a narrow faction”. His fellow Tory rebels will be looking on with interest.

Our deputy political editor Rob Merrick has all the details.

The pound has tumbled below 1.20 US dollars to a near three-year low amid Brexit tumult in Westminster and mounting speculation over a general election.

Sterling was 0.9 per cent lower against the US dollar at 1.196, which marked its lowest level since the “flash crash” in October 2016.

Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “The outlook for sterling may well worsen if there is an election and will certainly deteriorate if it’s a no deal.”

Something we missed from Philip Hammond’s interview this morning.

The leading Tory rebel claimed Jeremy Corbyn made a “commitment” not to back any government motion for a general election until the legislation to block no deal is firmly in place.

“The decision the Labour party has to make which is to honour the pledge which I understand Jeremy Corbyn made to the other opposition party leaders last week that he would prioritise supporting cross-party legislation to block no-deal on the 31 October over a general election – and that he would not support a general election until this legislation was in place.

“Once the election is called, and parliament is dissolved, the prime minister has control over the election date,” Hammond added. “He can change the election date by proclamation.”

Plenty of chatter this morning about whether Labour should back a general election, and what the conditions would have to be.