Further comments by Andrea Leadsom

  • Doesn't see Bercow's ruling as causing a constitutional crisis
  • There could potentially be a new meaningful vote next week
  • Says there is an onus on the EU to consider what they can do to avoid no-deal Brexit

Well, if they don't get the numbers of if the meaningful vote fails again, there's the threat now that parliament is seeking to seize control of the whole process. The Benn-Cooper amendment failed last week but there's mounting talk that something similar will likely go through if put to the test against a backdrop of the government's failings.