Brexit news: Tom Watson defies Jeremy Corbyn over second referendum as Macron issues fresh attack on Brexiteers
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Your support makes all the difference.Labour's deputy leader, Tom Watson, has said a fresh Brexit referendum is "the only way" to solve the current crisis.
Speaking before the major Put it to the People march in London on Saturday, he said the best way to unite the country was to "have a final say - and then live with the result".
It came as Theresa May faced mounting pressure after European Union leaders seized control of the Brexit timetable during late night talks in Brussels.
EU leaders said they would be prepared to defer Britain’s departure until 22 May if the government’s deal is approved next week - if not, then a deadline of 12 April has been set, they added.
Reports suggested that the chairman of the influential 1922 group of Conservatives, Sir Graham Brady, visited Ms May this week and relayed the message that MPs in the party want her to stand down.
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Ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage has been accused of "hypocrisy" after claiming signatures to a record-breaking petition to cancel Brexit are "coming from Russia" and the majority for a no-deal exit was increasing by the week.
The prominent Brexiteer said he was "disgusted" by the news that Brexit would be delayed, which he claimed would be seen by millions of people as a "failure of leadership" by Theresa May.
Mr Farage, who has taken the reigns of the new Brexit party, also sought to dismiss criticism of sparsely attended pro-Brexit march, saying it was the "symbolism" that mattered.
With the EU having effectively wrested control of the Brexit process, a succession of European leaders now appear to dropping be not-subtle hints about the virtues of the EEA.
Following on from Martin Selmayr's tweet this morning, Irish premier Leo Varadkar is the latest to signal his approval for the arrangement following a meeting with heads of state from Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein in Brussels.
Not all those involved are as enthusiastic at the prospect of the UK joining the EEA countries, including at least one member. While Norwegian leaders have previously voiced their scepticism, Iceland's PM suggested today that existing members were wedded to the four freedoms - "people, movement, services and all that" - and that she was unsure whether "that's the right solution for the UK".
A sentiment presumably shared by members of the ERG, among others.
Here's more from Europe Correspondent Jon Stone, in Brussels.
Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker are about to give a press conference at the EU summit in Brussels, where it would be unsurprising if they were asked about Brexit. Whether they have anything new to say is, of course, another matter entirely.
Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker are giving their latest press conference at the EU 27 summit in Brussels.
Tusk says the the leaders discussed cyber security, relationships with China, and tackling climate change with “urgency” under the Paris agreement.
In regards to Brexit, the leaders formalised the agreement to “delay the cliff-edge” and agree an extension.
"Until the 12 April anything is possible,” he says. “The fate of Brexit is in the hands of our British friends.
"We prepare for the worst and hope for the best. As you know, hope dies last.”
Asked whether the chances of a no-deal scenario were still high, and whether the UK would be part of the EU next year, Mr Tusk avoided the question.
He said: "We will be determined to achieve the best possible deal, but almost everything now is in the hands of the British parliament and Theresa May’s government."
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