Brexit news - live: Furious Tory MPs demand Theresa May resign over 'abject surrender' as she faces Commons onslaught over latest delay to EU departure

Theresa May disowned hardline Tory Brexiteers when she addressed European leaders last night, EU sources have said

During points of order in the Commons, Labour's Chris Bryant's says he has heard rumours that the government "plans to keep the [parliamentary] session going until 31 October" - the date that Britain is now due to leave the EU.

That would avoid beleaguered Theresa May having to get a Queen's Speech through parliament in the face of increasing hostility from her own backbenchers. 

Mr Bryant asks John Bercow, the Commons speaker, if he has had any information from the government on when the current parliamentary session might end. 

Mr Bercowsays he has had "no intimation from the government that it plans to bring this session to a close - I have no indication of an imminent prorogation at all".

Senior Conservative Brexiteer Owen Paterson has tweeted this after he, Arlene Foster and Iain Duncan Smith held "robust but constructive" talks with the EU's negotiating team this morning.

Europe Correspondent Jon Stone has this - perhaps somewhat unsurprising - bit of insight from last night's talks...

Theresa May is now speaking in the Commons. She starts by welcoming the arrest of Julian Assange, saying it is evidence that "in the United Kingdom, nobody is above the law".

Turning to last night's European Council meeting, she says the discussions were "difficult" and that there was "deep frustration" among EU leaders about the state of the Brexit progress.

The prime minister says there was a discussion on whether "stringent conditions" should be attached to the extension but that she successfully argued against this.

She says she assured EU leaders that the UK will continue to fully abide by its duties as a member state. 

Theresa May tells MPs:

"The discussions at the Council were difficult and unsurprisingly many of our European partners share the deep frustration that I know so many of us feel in this House over the current impasse.

There was a range of views about the length of an extension with a large number of member states preferring a longer extension to the end of this year or even into the next. In the end what was agreed by the UK and the EU27 was a compromise – an extension lasting until the end of October."

Theresa May tells MPs that the Conservatives and Labour will both need to compromise if they are to end the current "impasse". 

She says:

 

"The choices we face are stark and the timetable is clear. I believe we must now press on at pace with our efforts to reach a consensus on a deal that is in the national interest.

"I welcome the discussions that have taken place with the opposition in recent days - and the further talks which are resuming today.

"This is not the normal way of British politics - and it is uncomfortable for many in both the government and opposition parties.

"Reaching an agreement will not be easy, because to be successful it will require both sides to make compromises.

"But however challenging it may be politically, I profoundly believe that in this unique situation where the House is deadlocked, it is incumbent on both front benches to seek to work together to deliver what the British people voted for. And I think that the British people expect their politicians to do just that when the national interest demands it."

Jeremy Corbyn is now up.

He says it is just three weeks since Theresa May told the Commons she was not willing to delay Brexit beyond 30 June, and claims the latest delay is further evidence of the government's "mishandling" of Brexit negotiations. He says:

"The prime minister stuck rigidly to a flawed plan, and now the clock has run down, leaving Britain in limbo."

The Labour leader says the cross-party talks with the government are "serious, detailed and ongoing" and welcomes ministers' "constructive engagement".

But he condemns Liam Fox, the international trade secretary, for suggesting this week that a permanent customs union with the EU - one of Labour's main demands - would be "the worst of both worlds".

Tory grandee Ken Clarke urges Theresa May to remain as prime minister until Brexit is completed, saying she should ignore "vicious" attacks "by our more extreme-right wing colleagues".

He says a deal will likely need to include some kind of customs union and that this should be enshrined in law.

Ms May says she has already said the government "wants to retain the benefits of a customs union" and that this is included in the Political Declaration. This would be law if MPs have voted to approve it, she adds.

Oof. Veteran Tory Brexiteer Sir Bill Cash calls directly on Theresa May to resign. 

He accuses her of an "abject surrender" and breaking "promises a hundred times not to extend the time".

He adds: "Will she resign?"

May replies: "I think you know the answer to that".