Theresa May has played down expectations of a Brexit breakthrough from EU leaders after surviving a bruising no-confidence vote triggered by Tory rebels.
The prime minister travelled to Brussels to seek fresh concessions to get her Brexit blueprint "over the line" in parliament, in the wake of her decision to shelve a crunch Commons vote on the deal over fears of a catastrophic defeat.
Ms May also confirmed she would not lead her party into the 2022 election - but failed to say if she would stand down after exit day in March 2019.
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Theresa May won a critical vote of confidence from Conservative MPs last night, dashing the hopes of Brexiteer rebels who want to end her leadership.
Read our write-through of the dramatic events:
Despite the PM's victory last night, Tory infighting continues apace.
Brexiteer ringleader Jacob Rees-Mogg said May should step down after the vote, pointing out that she had lost the confidence of more than a third of her MPs and a majority of her backbenchers.
However loyalist Tories hit back, with the fight spilling out into the opened.
Foreign minister Alistair Burt tweeted: "They never, ever stop. Votes against them, letters going in late - nothing matters to ERG .
"After the apocalypse, all that will be left will be ants and Tory MPs complaining about Europe and their leader."
Business secretary Greg Clark posted that "now the PM's position is confirmed MPs must move from being critics to being responsible participants".
He added: "No one wants a crash out, so we must now come together to agree a deal that works & supports jobs and industries across our country."
Tory deputy chairman James Cleverly said: "Some colleagues, perhaps out of frustration, saying foolish things about other Conservatives.
"Now would be a good time to stop.
"Respect the results of the two referendums; 52% to leave the EU and 63% to support Theresa May. There's work to do."
Mr Drax told ITV1's Good Morning Britain: "We want a Brexiteer... I would suggest, were the prime minister thinking carefully this morning, she would offer her resignation and allow someone who can deliver this to take over."
Brexiteer backbencher Peter Bone also said the PM should step down: "More than a third of MPs voted against the prime minister. It seems to me we need to have a leader who can unite the party and unite the country and deliver a proper Brexit."
Former Brexit minister Steve Baker told the programme: "I'd like the prime minister to bring this deal forwards, let us vote it down, so it can go back to the European Union and we can say this clearly won't go through parliament, we need to change the backstop.
"It's an awful deal, the country doesn't want it. Parliament would overwhelmingly reject it. This isn't personal, this is about the policy being wrong for the country long-term."
But pro-EU Tory Sarah Wollaston said: "I think the last thing we need in the middle of a constitutional crisis is to have more chaos, a Conservative Party looking in on itself deciding on a new leader. A new leader won't change the maths of this place, that's the point here."
Dr Wollaston told GMB: "Sooner or later we're going to have a blinding flash of the obvious and the Prime Minister is going to have to accept that we have reached deadlock and the only way forward is to take her deal direct to the British people with a simple question, 'Is this the Brexit you voted for or would you rather prefer to stay on the terms we have?"'
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said it was time for Tory MPs to put aside their leadership woes and focus on Brexit.
He told Today: "The vote gives us a chance to stop focusing on the issue of the leadership and really now to heal the party and come back together in the national interest.
"We have now got the opportunity to focus on the deal, to listen to the concerns colleagues have expressed in terms of the backstop, to get the political and legal assurances that colleagues are looking for.
"The European leaders have made it very clear, this is the only deal on the table. And this is the right deal for the country."
Mr Barclay said there was "positive" movement from the EU on the backstop, which has proved so controversial among Tory MPs.
The former work and pensions secretary said many Tory MPs felt "frustration over the idea that Downing Street has failed to listen".
He added: "I have one simple message for the chancellor: When you start turning on your own party and making accusations about them, that's the beginning of the end for your party.
"You need to moderate your language and recognise that a party is a coalition and we need to get this thing through the line. I do not want to see the party where it is at the moment."
Here's our story on the row from yesterday:
Civil service boss Mark Sedwill is giving evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee for the first time. He took over from the late Jeremy Heywood, who recently died of cancer.
Mr Sedwill says the civil service is in “reasonably good shape” for a no-deal Brexit, as it has been been ramping up preparations in recent months.
However he said the big dependencies are outside government in the private sector. Much of this will depend on the decisions of EU countries.
John Manzoni, chief executive of the civil service, says first half of £2bn of no-deal preparations cash has been spent and the second half is in the pipeline.
The civil service has hired about 10,000 people already, 5,000 are in the pipeline and 5,000 more would be hired if there is a no-deal.
He admits a disorderly Brexit is an “enormous task” to prepare for.
He says the civil service "cannot hire people fast enough" and it will have to redistribute staff from different Whitehall departments.
Back at Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Brexiteer David Jones has a testy exchange with both mandarins, saying the use of words such as “disorderly Brexit” makes it look like the government is unprepared.
He says: “Contingency of leaving without a deal should have been planned for.”
John Manzoni says there are consequences that will “not be fully mitigated” in a no-deal Brexit.
Mark Sedwill says it is important that decision-makers understand that “however much we had prepared and however long we had to prepare for it - and two years isn’t very long to prepare even for that - we don’t have complete control over the circumstances under which that would happen.
“It is challenging. We are preparing as best we can.
"I think we are in the best possible shape we can be but it’s not possible to run two entirely parallel policies for a transition moment.”
Jones says lots of planning has gone on.
Manzoni hits back: "It might be inconvenient but I'm here to tell you what I think is really going on."
If government is behind with planning, was it "a deliberate act of policy" asks Jones.
Manzoni says they are trying to make political points and he's just trying to get on with implementing Brexit.
Some government departments have "paused" domestic policy work to focus on preparing for Brexit, Mark Sedwill told the committee earlier.
Asked about the impact of Brexit by Tory committee chairman Bernard Jenkin, he said: "Some departments have, for example, paused some of their other domestic policy agenda in order to focus their attention on planning for March 29.
"That partly reflects the nature of their Brexit portfolio compared to others ... each department essentially needs to make its own judgment between the secretary of the state and the permanent secretary about what their capacity is to deliver.
"But essentially the Brexit agenda is incorporated alongside the rest of the department's agenda.
"In some cases we have increases in resources ... but then they have to prioritise within that and mainstream as much as they can of the work to navigate their particular portfolios through the Brexit transition."
Dominic Raab says Theresa May can no longer “lead us forward”, warning fellow Tories that her Brexit strategy is bringing a Jeremy Corbyn government closer.
The former Brexit secretary increased pressure on the prime minister to go, despite her winning last night’s vote of no confidence among Conservative MPs.
Mr Raab confirmed he had voted to topple Ms May, saying: “I didn’t think her position had been tenable.”
Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, has said he "will consider" publishing his legal advice on any changes to the Brexit deal.
Theresa May is currently seeking fresh concessions from the EU on her deal after surviving a confidence vote with Tory MPs.
Shadow solicitor general Nick Thomas-Symonds, speaking in the Commons, said: "The PM said last night on the steps of Downing Street that she is seeking, and I quote, 'legal and political changes' to the Withdrawal Agreement and the backstop.
"As a matter of honour if nothing else, if the Attorney General advises on any changes or additions the PM brings back, will he disclose his advice upon that to this House?"
Mr Cox responded: "The government will consider very carefully, particularly in the light of this House's expressed wishes for assistance on these matters, what assistance it and I as attorney general can give."
Theresa May has spoken to reporters in Brussels, where she confirmed she will not fight the next election.
The PM admitted yesterday's confidence vote made for "a difficult day" and said she was grateful for the "significant support" shown by colleagues.
May will be talking to leaders "about what we need to get this deal over the line" and promises she will be "showing the legal and political assurances we need" to win MPs over to the plan.
Asked when she would stand down, she said: "I have said that in my heart I would love to be able to lead the Conservative Party into the next general election.
"But I think it is right that the party feels that it would prefer to go into that election with a new leader."
Asked whether she had a date in mind to stand down, Mrs May said: "No. People try to talk about dates. What I'm clear about is the next general election is in 2022 and I think it's right that another party leader takes us into that general election."
Interestingly, the PM says she does not expect "an immediate breakthrough" but hopes she can "start to work as quickly as possible" on getting those assurances.
Mr Brokenshire, announcing the local government finance settlement, said council core spending is forecast to increase from £45.1bn in 2018/19 to £46.4bn in 2019/20 - a cash increase of 2.8%.
He told MPs, to shouts of "fudge" from the Labour benches, that it was a settlement to allow councils to "rise to new opportunities and challenges" and "to grow their economies and ensure there is opportunity for all".
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