Labour has tabled a number of amendments to the Article 50 bill, which will kickstart the UK's exit from the EU.

Jeremy Corbyn has ordered his MPs to back the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, but says the amendments aim to prevent Britain becoming a "bargain basement tax haven off the coast of Europe".

Labour says it also aims "to improve the process" and ensure Parliament "is able to hold the government to account throughout the Brexit negotiations".

The amendments include: ensuring the Commons has the first say on any proposed deal, protection for workers' rights, full tariff and free access to the single market, guaranteed legal rights for EU nationals living in the UK, and a requirement for Brexit Secretary David Davis to report to the House every two months on progress during Brexit negotiations.

Labour's shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer says the amendments "will significantly improve" the government’s bill.

“The Article 50 bill will be the start, not the end of the Brexit process and Labour will hold the government to account all the way," he said.