Damian Green resigns - as it happened: Theresa May's deputy quits as MPs vote on Brexit Bill
All the updates from Westminster on Wednesday - as they happened
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Your support makes all the difference.Damian Green has resigned as the First Secretary of State after admitting he made “misleading” statements about pornography found on his Commons computer.
Mr Green described allegations that he downloaded or viewed pornography on his parliamentary computer as "unfounded and deeply hurtful", but admitted he had not been clear in his past statements on the issue.
Meanwhile, Theresa May has been accused of trying to wriggle out of giving MPs a "meaningful vote" on the terms of the Brexit deal, after she repeatedly dodged calls to guarantee it by senior MPs.
Ms May underwent a 90-minute grilling by the Liaison Committee - the only Commons committee able to compel the Prime Minister to give evidence - where Brexit, social care and sexual harassment featured heavily on the agenda.
She also faced Jeremy Corbyn for the last Prime Minister's Questions clash of the year, where Ms May struggled on homelessness figures before admitting that Brexit could be delayed in "exceptional circumstances".
Rounding off the day, MPs are debating the eighth - and final - day of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill's committee stage, where efforts to amend the bill by Tory rebels appear to have been thwarted by the Government.
For all the latest updates, see below:
Michael Gove has been facing a bit of criticism after he was spotted with a throwaway coffee cup on the way into Downing Street.
Mr Gove is now giving evidence to the Environment Committee, where he's facing a grilling over the lack of statistics from Defra.
The Independent's deputy political editor Rob Merrick is watching the committee and has posted some key lines.
Over in Brussels, EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is now giving a press conference, where he has said the Brexit transition period will only last until the end of 2020.
This is earlier than Theresa May has suggested - and shows the EU is keen to get cracking.
Barnier also says future trade deal struck with the UK must be "along the lines" of deals with places like Canada and Japan.
Here's a quick snap on news out of Barnier's press conference.
Follow the developing story here:
Michael Gove's committee appearance is getting heated as he's challenged on the now discredited pledge by the Leave campaign to give £350m-a-week to the NHS.
Interesting tweet from BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg here. The 1922 committee is a group of Tory backbenchers, chaired by senior MP Graham Brady, which wields considerable influence over the party.
Back at the Environment Committee, Michael Gove is being quizzed on Brexit. Deputy political editor Rob Merrick points out some contradictions in his stance.
The final PMQs of the year is fast approaching, which is traditionally a light-hearted affair.
But with so much going on at the moment, the leaders could still clash on Brexit or any number of domestic issues such as the NHS and social care, or homelessness.
Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan has the first question, with full order paper below:
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