Brexit news - live: Furious Tory MPs demand Theresa May resign over 'abject surrender' as she faces Commons onslaught over latest delay to EU departure
Live updates as prime minister prepares to address parliament after agreeing extension of Britain's EU membership
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Your support makes all the difference.Theresa May faced the wrath of Tory Brexiteers as she addressed parliament after sealing a six-month extension of the UK's EU membership.
The prime minister insisted she would not resign after European leaders agreed to delay Brexit until 31 October in late-night talks in Brussels.
The second delay to the Brexit process - initially intended to conclude on 29 March - averted a no-deal withdrawal on Friday with less than 48 hours to go.
However, it infuriated anti-EU Conservative MPs, who insisted the UK should have instead left the EU without a deal.
As she updated MPs in the Commons, Ms May faced calls from veteran Tory Sir Bill Cash to step down. He accused her of an “abject surrender” and asked if she would resign. Ms May replied: “I think you know the answer to that”.
Another Brexiteer, Peter Bone, asked the prime minister if she planned to “honour” her vow not to delay Brexit beyond 30 June.
But the prime minister insisted she could still get a Brexit deal through parliament and said cross-party talks with Labour must “press on at pace”.
It came after a marathon European Council meeting to discuss the UK's request to delay Brexit until 30 June. Most EU leaders had wanted a much longer extension but settled on the date of 31 October after strong opposition to a lengthy delay from French president Emmanuel Macron.
Afterwards, Council president Donald Tusk admitted it was his “quiet dream” that the UK would remain in the EU.
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Ms May, who will deliver a statement in the Commons on Thursday, told MPs weeks ago that she was “not prepared to delay Brexit any further than 30 June” as prime minister and would resign once this stage of talks was complete.
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Hilary Benn, chair of the Commons Brexit committee, urges Theresa May to "put her deal to the British people"
Peter Bone, another Eurosceptic Conservative, also suggests that Theresa May should resign.
He says that on 20 March the prime minister told the Commons: "As prime minister I could not consider a delay further beyond 30 June."
Mr Bone says the latest delay runs until 31 October and asks Ms May: "How are you going to honour that commitment you gave to the House on 20 March?"
Ms May says she can honour the commitment if MPs vote for her deal.
Mark Francois, vice chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) of anti-EU Tories, tells the prime minister that "perseverance is a virtue but obstinacy is not".
That prompts laughter from across the House, with MPs pointing out that Mr Francois has refused on three separate occasions to support the government's deal.
"Are you going to change your vote then Mark?', shouts one MP.
The UK did not lobby the Ecuadorian government to remove the asylum status of Julian Assange, a Downing Street spokesperson has said.
The Wikileaks founder was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London earlier today after the status was revoked.
The No10 spokesperson said:
"In terms of contact, there has been a sense of dialogue with the Ecuadorian government from the onset.
"The decision to revoke asylum was one for them entirely and you'll have seen from their statements that they have set that out.
"Beyond that, this is now a matter for the police and the court system."
Asked if the British government had lobbied the Ecuadorians, she said:
"No, and as I've said the decision to revoke his asylum status is one taken entirely by them and they have confirmed that in their statements today."
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Sajid Javid, the home secretary, is now updating MPs on the arrest of Julian Assange.
He says Ecuador's decision to revoke Mr Assange's asylum status "reflects improvements to the UK's relationship with Ecuador under government of President Moreno".
Mr Assange was informed of the decision this morning, he says, adding: "Both the UK government and the Ecuadorian government have becoming increasingly concerned about the state of Mr Assange's health."
Mr Javid says he is "pleased" that the situation in the Ecuadorian "has finally been brought to an end".
He adds:
"Mr Assange will now have the opportunity to contest the charge against him in open court and to have any extradition request considered by the judiciary. It is right that we implement the judicial process fairly and contest with due respect for equality before the law."
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Responding for Labour to Sajid Javid's statement on the arrest of Julian Assange, Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, says:
"The reason we are debating this this afternoon is entirely to do with the whistle-blowing activities of Julian Assange and Wikileaks. It is this whistle-blowing activity into illegal wars, mass murder, murder of civilians dnd corruption on a grand scale that has put Julian Assange in the cross-hairs of the US administration. It is for this reason that they have once more issued an extradition warrant against Mr Assange."
Sajid Javid hits back at Diane Abbott, saying the whole country will be "pretty astounded by the tone that she has taken".
The home secretary says the only reason that Mr Assange has been arrested "is because he failed to surrender to a UK court - that's why he's been arrested".
He says this is "the usual procedure under UK law and there is no one in this country that is above the law".
He says Ms Abbott's comments "are something that should worry every British citizen should she ever become home secretary".
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