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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Anna Soubry, of the Independent Group of MPs, has described the idea that Theresa May might not push ahead with a third meaningful vote as "delusional tosh".
The National Trust has banned the Brexit march from meeting at its properties, including Nostell Priory in West Yorkshire.
"As a charitable organisation, the National Trust is apolitical, and in view of this we would not agree, nor did we agree, to Nostell being used for a political event,” a spokesperson said.
With rumours swirling that Julian Assange was about to be arrested, and reports of police gathering outside the Ecuadorian embassy, it has emerged that officers were in the area investigating a burglary.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "Police were called to Addison Road, W14 at 5.44pm on Friday 22 March following reports of an attempted burglary and a suspect at large.
"Officers attended and attempted to trace the subject. A containment was temporarily put in place and a description circulated. No arrests have been made. There are no reported injuries. "The containment has been lifted. Enquiries continue."
The House of Commons Petition Committee has responded to suggestions that the petition to revoke Article 50 is being fraudulently bolstered by overseas signatures.
As the petition heads towards 4 million signatures, here is our piece on the most popular political petitions in UK history (not including paper-based endeavours like the Chartist petitions of 1839, 1842 and 1848).
Pro-Brexit protesters have been arrested after they blocked major roads in Devon with convoys of vehicles.
The campaigners planned to cause gridlock at between 30 and 40 locations over the weekend, including the M25, M6 and M1, in an attempt to pressure the UK to leave the EU on 29 March, according to a report from the Press Association.
Devon and Cornwall Police intervened on Friday afternoon after campaigners blocked both lanes of the A30 towards Cornwall and at least two lanes of the M5 northbound while travelling at speeds as low as 20mph.
Inspector Simon Jenkinson said: "We took the decision for the front two vehicles to be pulled over and reported for the driving offence of careless and inconsiderate driving.
"They presented a risk to the road-using community. The information I have had was there were speeds as low as 20mph (on the M5).
"That presents a significant risk on a very busy arterial road."
Protest organiser Ian Charlesworth said: "The ultimate aim is to make sure come hell or high water that Britain leaves on March 29."
Here are details on tomorrow's Put It To The People March, including a map of the route. The action starts at 12pm.
Here's our story on Theresa May's letter to MPs outlining four options for Brexit.
The Conservative party has been accused of failing to take action against a former campaign manager who posted an Islamophobic conspiracy theory video on her Twitter account after the New Zealand mosque attack.
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart has, reluctantly, given his backing to Theresa May.
"I would rather she stayed because I don't believe that changing Theresa May for someone else is going to resolve this problem," he told BBC Two's Newsnight.
"The problems are deep in the wounds of the vote, Parliament, the European Union - it's not about a single individual."
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