Dominic Raab

As the Tory Party leadership battle, which will also see the election of a new Prime Minister, hots up the challengers are being buffeted by outside forces, pushing them further towards a hard Brexit.

Conservatives and Labour members rejected PM Theresa May’s latest attempt to get her Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament. The deal looked dead in the water, minutes after May’s speach.

European Council leaders agreed to extend Article 50 again delaying the UK’s departure from the EU until no later than October 31, with the option of leaving earlier if possible.