Brexit: MPs set to pass withdrawal agreement bill – live news
Follow the latest political developments as MPs are due to vote on the EU withdrawal agreement bill and Clive Lewis becomes the second Labour MP to enter party’s leadership contest
7.56am GMT
After the election there had been some speculation that the size of Johnson’s majority meant he might pursue a softer Brexit and and could afford to face down his hardline Eurosceptics.
But the hard version of Brexit is still very much on the agenda following changes set out in the Brexit Bill. And the European Research Group (ERG) is delighted.
7.45am GMT
Welcome to Politics Live a week on from the morning the nation woke up to news of Boris Johnson’s thumping election win.
His 80-seat majority means there is no doubt that MPs will pass the withdrawal agreement bill when it comes up for a second reading vote on Friday afternoon. This will be put Johnson’s government on course to meet the election pledge of getting out of the EU by 31 January.