Confrontation or court cases won’t solve Brexit divisions. Any compromise from Brussels requires a united ruling party hereBoris Johnson claims that anyone who opposes his increasingly likely no-deal Brexit is anti-democratic, against the “people”, a closet remainer or a Labour voter. Such abusive mendacity is no help. Related: Tory deselection...

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including reaction to Boris Johnson’s threat to remove whip from Tory MPs who vote against him on Brexit 10.00am BST Tony Blair is now taking questions. There is a live feed of the event here. 9.55am BST One of the...