Theresa May has faced fury from Tory MPs after she opened the door to extending the Brexit transition period by a year, keeping Britain tied to the EU up to the end of 2021.
Former minister Nick Boles, who voted Remain, said the plan was a "desperate last move" and the prime minister was losing the confidence of colleagues from all sides.
The backlash came as Ms May and European leaders gave press conferences, after a key EU summit broke up without a Brexit deal.
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David Lidington, the de-facto deputy PM, has apologised after an email telling government departments not to destroy any documents relevant to the Infected Blood Inquiry failed to send.
He said no "material damage" had resulted from the administrative error and that his officials had provided a "detailed explanation" to the inquiry.
The Cabinet Office minister, apologised for the error, saying: "I can reassure the public that this has resulted in no actual harm, but it is an error for which I apologise to the Inquiry, and most importantly, to the people infected and affected."
Mr Lidington said: "Cabinet Office official circulated a Government-wide notice on 3rd April this year, instructing departments to preserve all information relevant to the Infected Blood Inquiry. A further, more comprehensive message was issued to departments by Cabinet Office on 11th June.
"However, following a query from the Inquiry about the notice, Cabinet Office officials discovered that the 3rd April email containing the retention notice did not reach its recipients, due to the failure of the collective IT address used."
Mr Lidington said all relevant departments and areas within departments have worked urgently to confirm that they have not destroyed any relevant documents during the period between April 3 and June 11.
The inquiry will consider the treatment of thousands of people in the 1970s and 1980s who were given blood products infected with hepatitis viruses and HIV, and the impact this had on their families.
A protester dramatically confronted the international development secretary to accuse her of silencing women trying to speak out about sex abuse by aid workers.
Penny Mordaunt was accused of trying to “control women” by denying them centre-stage at an international summit where she promised “root-and-branch” reform to end the scandal.
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