There is a 30 per cent chance Brexit will be cancelled according to Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council.

Meanwhile work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has warned a no-deal prime minister “would not be able to command a majority” in the House of Commons.

Esther McVey became the third Tory to announce she would stand for the Conservative leadership when Theresa May steps down.

The former work and pensions secretary became the third Tory openly to declare her ambition to be prime minister, after Andrea Leadsom and Rory Stewart.

Follow how the news from Westminster unfolded throughout the day: