Brexit - as it happened: Boris Johnson makes first speech since resigning over Theresa May's Chequers deal
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Your support makes all the difference.Boris Johnson has claimed "it is not too late to save Brexit" in his first speech since resigning from government, where he tore into Theresa May's Chequers plan.
The ex-foreign secretary gave a resignation statement to MPs, where he claimed a "fog of self-doubt'' has fallen over Britain since the prime minister's Lancaster House speech and claimed her new plan would reduce the UK to "economic vassalage".
However Ms May was spared the pleasure of listening to his address, as she faced grilling by senior MPs on the Liaison Committee over her Brexit record.
Ms May also attempted to rally her deeply divided party at a meeting of the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers.
Earlier, Jeremy Corbyn attempted to exploit divisions in the Conservative ranks by claiming the party was “too busy fighting each other to negotiate” during prime minister's questions.
The Labour leader was also embroiled in a fresh antisemitism row after a veteran MP was heard berating him for being a "f****** antisemite and a racist".
His office has vowed to take action against Dame Margaret Hodge, for the comments, which came amid a furious internal row over the party's new code of conduct.
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Roars from his side of the House, but some shout 'Is that it?'
Lib Dem Tom Brake makes a catty point of order, where he asks why he is giving a resignation statement - and why he hired a professional photographer to take a picture of him signing his resignation letter, which was published in the Daily Telegraph.
John Bercow says he was entirely within his rights to make a speak. It is not especially common but entirely in order.
Jumping over to the other big event of the day, where Theresa May is giving evidence to the Liaison Committee. The cross-party committee is made up of some of parliament's most senior MPs, who chair the Commons committees.
My colleague Rob Merrick caught the start.
May was challenged over whether her Chequers plan had the support of MPs.
Brexit committee chair Hilary Benn told her: "Everyone else watching what is going on here - including those with whom we are negotiating - is wondering whether, in fact, your proposals have the support of parliament and doesn't that make your job more difficult?"
The PM said: "I have been very clear that these are the proposals the government is bring forward, these are the UK's proposals that we are taking forward and that is being engaged with by the European Commission."
May then faced questions from Labour's Yvette Cooper on how her customs plan will work with different tariffs.
Cooper says she's "baffled" by the plan, saying she can't understand how the government accepted an amendment on the Brexit bill that is not compatible with systems in places like Italy.
She accuses May of 'not being straight with people', which is why everyone is confused.
May says there will be reciprocal tariffs and it is all about exchanging sums of money that are relevant to both parties.
Lib Dem former minister Norman Lamb is up next. He chairs the science and technology committee, so asks about scientific research and how it will work after Brexit.
May says there have been positive exchanges with the European Commission on this and she hopes the science and innovation accords could be agreed in the autumn.
Lamb asks how the UK could stay as part of Horizon Europe, an important scientific programme, if third country's are not allowed to have a say.
May says it is a matter for the negotiations.
Lamb also asks about Galileo, the satellite navigation system. The EU has threatened to shut the UK out if it is no longer a member of the bloc.
May says there are still difficulties there and the UK may have to 'go it alone' if they cannot be solved.
Veteran Brexiteer Bill Cash asks about the Brexit white paper. He asks if she breached the ministerial and civil service codes by showing it to Angela Merkel.
May says she did not. She said some of the ideas in it were set out in her Florence Speech last year, and her Mansion House speech, so they were looked at and considered by ministers.
She says the law officer saw it as they sat at the cabinet table.
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