Brexit news: Theresa May mocked over 'Groundhog Day' as she unveils plan B almost identical to original plan

An MP has accused Tommy Robinson of using a “coordinated gang” of men to surround his constituency surgery and block off fire exits.

The anti-Islam activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, livestreamed himself prowling around a Glasgow library where Stewart McDonald was to meet constituents on Friday.

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Jeremy Hunt has welcomed new sanctions imposed by the EU on Russians blamed for the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury.

The Foreign Secretary said the decision to place travel bans and asset freezes on nine people delivered on the UK's pledge to take "tough action against the reckless and irresponsible activities of the Russian military intelligence organisation".

Four Russians - including the two men accused of planting Novichok in Salisbury last March, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, and their superiors, the head and deputy head of the Russian military intelligence unit the GRU - have been sanctioned, the European Council said.

Sanctions were also imposed on Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Centre and five Syrian officials directly involved in the centre's activities.

Mr Hunt said: "Today's new sanctions deliver on our vow to take tough action against the reckless and irresponsible activities of the Russian military intelligence organisation, the GRU, which put innocent British citizens in serious danger in Salisbury last year.

"We have also imposed sanctions on individuals and an organisation responsible for the Syrian regime's abhorrent use of chemical weapons over many years, including in Douma in April 2018."

Theresa May is due in the Commons shortly, where she will make a statement on her Brexit plan B.

The BBC's well-connected political editor Laura Kuenssberg is predicting she will scrap the fee for EU nationals who want to stay after Brexit - which is about £65.

Theresa May says she has held 'constructive' talks with opposition leaders but she is disappointed that Jeremy Corbyn has refused to meet her so far.

Addressing the Commons, she says many MPs are concerned about no-deal. The right way to address this is by approving a deal. MPs could revoke article 50 but this would mean staying in the EU.

She says she has already set out her 'deep concerns' about a second referendum. There has been a vote already and such a move would only strengthen the hand of people seeking to break up the UK - ie the SNP.

She warns that it could damage 'social cohesion' and not enough thought has gone into it.

May says she expects MPs will vote down any attempt to bring in a final say referendum.

May rubbishes newspaper stories that the UK would seek to rewrite the Good Friday Agreement. She says she has never considered doing so and never would.

She wants to understand what MPs want around the backstop, and then she will go back to Brussels.

May tries to reach out to MPs by offering them confidential committee sessions to get more details on the plans. She admits parliament has not had enough sight of the government's strategy so far.

She also promises to meet the first ministers of Wales and Scotland to keep them up to date.

NEWS: Theresa May says the government will scrap the £65 fee for EU nationals wishing to stay in the UK after Brexit.

Here's our quick take:

Jeremy Corbyn is now responding for Labour. He condemns the PM for dragging the Commons into "Groundhog Day", as her plan B looks remarkably similar to plan A.

He says: "The government still appears not to have come to terms with the scale of the defeat in this House last week. The PM seems to going through the motions of accepting that result, but in reality is in deep denial.

"The logic of that decisive defeat is that the PM must change her red lines because her current deal is undeliverable. So can she be clear and explicit to the House: which of her red lines is she prepared to move on.

"The PM’s invitations to talks have been exposed as a PR sham."

Conservative Party chairman Brandon Lewis has said his party is "reassuring" EU citizens in the UK by removing the financial barrier to applying for settled status.

"We're reassuring every EU citizen currently living in the UK.

"We value your contribution and are ensuring there will be no financial barrier if you want to stay here, your home," he tweeted.