Dominic Raab will head to Brussels later today for his first day of negotiations with the EU.
The new Brexit secretary took over from David Davis last week and has faced a difficult week as he attempts to win support for the government Brexit strategy agreed at Chequers.
One of the key sticking points in talks with Brussels is how the Northern Irish border will be managed, and Theresa May will cross the Irish Sea today to speak to residents and businesses working across the border. She will be joined by Karen Bradley, the Northern Ireland secretary.
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey, meanwhile, is due to give a speech on universal credit.
Other ministers are making the most of the so-called "take out the trash day" as Parliament winds down before its summer break. A whopping 18 statements are expected from government departments on issues ranging from immigration to sex education. Ministers have traditionally used the end of the parliamentary term to announce potentially negative or controversial news.
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11:32
Theresa May has backed under pressure chief whip Julian Smith.
Asked if the prime minister stood by claims that the events that saw Brandon Lewis breach a pairing arrangement were an honest mistake, a No 10 spokesperson simply said: "Absolutely."
11:19
Julian Smith, the government's chief whip, is facing calls to resign after Tory chairman Brandon Lewis breached a long-standing convention by voting in Tuesday's crunch Brexit votes, despite having been "paired" with the Lib Dem's Jo Swinson, who has just had a baby.
Smith, Lewis and Theresa May have insisted it was a genuine mistake, but The Times reported this morning that Smith had also told two other MPs to ignore pairing arrangements (they refused).
Labour said if that is true then the chief whip should resign. Dawn Butler, the shadow women and equalities minister, said:
"If these reports are correct, the Tory whips, Brandon Lewis and even the prime minister have been telling untruths about their shocking move against an MP on maternity leave.Breaking a pairing arrangement was a desperate move by a collapsing government and makes politics even more inaccessible for women.We need a full, honest explanation of what's gone on. If they can't do so, surely the chief whip and Conservative Party chair should resign."
11:01
Another Tory MP has confirmed they have sent a letter requesting a vote of no confidence in Theresa May. Philip Davies, a vocal Brexiteer, said he had lost faith in the prime minister's ability to deliver Brexit...
10:31
Sir Keir Starmer, Labour's shadow Brexit secretary, asks Dominic Raab about comments made by leading Brexiteer Steve Baker, who said 40 Tory MPs would be willing to vote down the government's plan.
Starmer asks how the government will get its plan through Parliament.
Raab says Starmer seems more interested "in doing the job of whipping this side than coming up with any serious, substantive proposals from his side".
Starmer gives it another crack, asking Raab "whether he personally is prepared to face down that threat".
The Brexit secretary says he is "not interested in the media circus or any of the drama" because he is "relentlessly and unflinchingly focused on narrowing the differences, accentuating the positives and getting a win-win deal good for this country and good for our European friends".
10:27
Jo Swinson has responded to reports that the supposed "mix-up" that saw the Tories defy pairing arrangements and her pair, Brandon Lewis, vote on crucial Brexit legislation when she had been told he would not, was not that honest mistake the government claims it was....
10:13
The SNP's Peter Grant asks about an HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report out today, which suggests police forces should prepare for Brexit leading to a rise in hate crime.
New Brexit minister Chris Heaton-Harris says he does not believe in the slightest that Brexit will result in more hate crime.
10:04
Brexiteer Peter Bone asks about rumours the government is considering asking the EU to extend the Article 50 period.
Robin Walker, a Brexit minister, denies this, saying he is happy to reassure MPs that the UK will be leaving the EU next March, as outlined in the EU Withdrawal Bill and the government's White Paper.
09:52
Dominic Raab tells MPs he hopes to "intensify" negotiations on the future relationship with the EU, following the publication of the government's Brexit White Paper.
Responding to Tory Brexiteer John Whittingdale, he also suggests the UK could withhold its Brexit bill payment unless the EU agrees to a deal.
He says:
"As the EU says, there's no deal until the whole deal is concluded...If one party does not meet its side of the bargain, it would inevitably have consequences for the deal as a whole."
He also says staying in the EU single market and customs union would be a "breach of the referendum" and also a breach of the Tory's manifesto pledge to leave both.
09:45
Labour's Virendra Sharma asks Dominic Raab to guarantee he will "not use Brexit as an excuse to slash protections for minorities", given he has previously said he does not believe in economic and social rights.
Suella Braverman, one of Raab's junior ministers, says the new Brexit secretary "has a proven track record not only as a justice minister but also as a lawyer, and any attempt to undermine his credentials and commitment to the rule of law, civil liberties and now delivering a successful Brexit is fundamentally misguided".
Labour frontbencher Paul Blomfeld follows a similar theme, asking why Raab previously called Brexit an opportunity to "ditch the most burdensome EU regulations", including those that protect agency workers by giving them the same rights as full-time staff.
Braverman says the government's commitment to employment protections is "unequivocal".
She adds:
"Rights don't emanate from the EU - we have our own rich and proud tradition of civil liberties."
09:36
There is laughter in the Commons as John Bercow, the Speaker, confuses Conservative MP Rachel Maclean with Labour's Rachel Maskell.
He apologises, saying it was a result of his confusion rather than "their lack of distinctiveness", but Maclean gets her own back by jokingly referring to him as "Mr Deputy Speaker".
09:31
Dominic Raab has just started answering MPs questions in the Commons.
He is asked by Labour's shadow Brexit minister, Matt Pennycook, what advice the government is giving to financial services in relation to the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
09:20
Here's today's Commons order paper
09:11
A committee of MPs has called on the government to remove
visa restrictions on scientists wanting to come to the UK.
MPs propose permit-free work for skilled migrants post-Brexit
'Given the urgency of the situation, we took the proactive step of deciding to develop our own immigration proposal that works for the science and innovation community'
08:58
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