Welcome to the The Independent's politics liveblog, covering our exclusive panel discussion this evening on 100 days until the Brexit deal is done.
Political editor Joe Watts is speaking to leading voices from across the debate, including cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, and prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.
We are hearing from former attorney general Dominic Grieve, who became an unlikely leader of rebel Tories, Pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna, and Labour Leave boss John Mills.
The event is being livestreamed here.
See below for live updates
Live Updates
17:32
Welcome to the The Independent's politics liveblog, covering our exclusive panel discussion this evening on 100 days until the Brexit deal is done.
Political editor Joe Watts will be speaking to leading voices from across the debate, including cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, and prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.
We will also hear from former attorney general Dominic Grieve, who became an unlikely leader of rebel Tories, Pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna, and Labour Leave boss John Mills.
Join us!
17:49
Brexit has been dominating the agenda this week, as Theresa May's government was thrown into crisis once again.
The prime minister thought she had united her warring ministers behind a new customs plan on Friday at her Chequers retreat.
But the short peace lasted only two days, before David Davis and Boris Johnson sensationally resigned from the cabinet within hours of eachother, triggering a number of other Brexiteers to walk from their jobs.
It all comes as Ms May faces a challenging week, as US President Donald Trump makes his long-awaited visit to the UK.
18:10
Rumblings of dissent from Brexiteers at the Chequers plan have started to spill over, with arch-Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg tabling a string of amendments to Ms May's trade bill this afternoon.
Happily enough, he's on our panel tonight.
Here's the story:
18:31
Another interesting story from today.
Liam Fox has issued an extraordinary warning to EU leaders that they risk being kicked out by their own voters if they reject Theresa May’s new Brexit plan.
Read the full piece here:
19:37
The panel event is due to start at 8.15pm, but one of our panelists, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has already been making news this evening. The prominent Brexiteer has submitted four amendments to the government's trade bill that is due to be debated in the Commons next week. Expect that to be mentioned in the debate very shortly.
Brexiteer Tories table amendments aiming to block Theresa May’s Brexit plans
Unfortunately Chequers was a breakdown in trust. Brexit meant Brexit, but now it appears Brexit means remaining subject to European laws. I believe this will help the government stick to the promises it made'
20:06
Time is running out for a Brexit deal, French government warns Theresa May
Finance minister Bruno Le Maire warns PM over forthcoming white paper
20:08
The event is due to start in around 10 minutes
Political editor Joe Watts will be speaking to leading voices from across the debate, including cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller, and prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.
We will also hear from former attorney general Dominic Grieve, who became an unlikely leader of rebel Tories, Pro-EU Labour MP Chuka Umunna, and Labour Leave boss John Mills.
20:24
Andrea Leadsom says she has judged the strategy by the red lines set out in the Brexit referendum - to take back control of our laws, borders and money. Very importantly, she adds, to be a global independent trading nation.
The columnists are now on stage. Joe Watts, the Indy's political editor, says the event is perfectly time - putting the World Cup semi-final aside. More importantly, he adds, there's a Brexit white paper coming out tomorrow morning.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says "'no" when asked whether he believes the white paper will deliver the Brexit he wants, hitting out the "common rule book".
Andrea Leadsom says she has judged the strategy by the red lines set out in the Brexit referendum - to take back control of our laws, borders and money. Very importantly, she adds, to be a global independent trading nation.
20:26
Leadsom says the white paper will also address the European Union's red lines and force them to take the negotiations seriously.
Chuka Umunna, the Labour MP, says what the EU have asked for is a position from the UK - and up until Friday they had no idea what that was - highlighting the conflicting statements from cabinet minister beforehand
20:29
Joe asks Dominic Grieve whether the Chequers agreement takes into account the issues he had. "If you don't ask, you don't get," he replies. He says if the PM could achieve what she set out in the Lancaster House, those would be "considerable achievements".
He describes the Chequers statement as "realistic"
He says the Labour party are as incoherent as the Conservative party on what they want.
20:31
Grieve says he doesn't get "worked up" about the European Court of Justice.
He says rules decided by the ECJ will still act as a "benchmark" for businesses after Brexit.
20:40
One of the guests asks whether the Norway option is the best option for Britain.
Gina Miller says she met with the Norwegian government, who said: "We want what you've got". She says Norway does sit on committees but at the same time they are rule-takers.
Asked whether the Chequers agreement weakens the government, she says she has "no idea" why some of these conversations are still happening - and asks why we are repeating the "meaningless" phrases such as taking back control of our laws.
She says the government should never have put such a complex decision in the hands of the people.
She asks Leadsom to "give the country the summer off" and then ask the people to validate the government's negotiations. She accuses them of wasting taxpayers money - to an applause from the audience.
Rees-Mogg says how dare Miller says the people are "too stupid" to make the decision.
He says general elections are complicated but we trust the British people to make the decision - and he says the referendum decision was likewise. He says the turnout was higher than any election since 1982.
20:44
Asked whether the UK will be in a single market for goods, Leadsom says "no we're not" - rather a free trading agreement with goods.
Leadsom says she agrees with Rees-Mogg - adding the country had a very serious debate and then the people decided. "We respect the decision of the people," she says. "Parliament overwhelmingly voted for people to have their say - a democratic decision."
Asked whether she sees the transition period being extended, Leadsom says: "No". Some of her colleagues in the cabinet have not been so clear.
20:49
Rees-Mogg is asked whether there is any situation he could imagine a second referendum - He says the possibility of a referendum in 30 years time could be on the cards, but rejects the idea of one in the coming years.
20:53
Grieve says the country's tax revenues "will not be maintained" after Brexit when asked by a member of the audience. He says Rees-Moggs' model will deliver falling revenue and less money for our public services.
He says he agrees with Gina that the current issue is what sort of deal the government will get - "this is just about the most important decision we've made in post-war period - and getting it wrong could be dire".
