Heather Stewart is joined by Jessica Elgot, Tom McTague, Jess Phillips and Gaby Hinsliff to discuss the government’s defeat on an amendment to the EU withdrawal bill and the political books of the year

Theresa May suffered a humiliating defeat in the Commons this week as rebel Conservatives forced the government to accept a greater role for parliament in agreeing the Brexit deal. Despite this, the prime minister arrived in Brussels to state that she is ‘on course to deliver Brexit’.

Joining Heather Stewart to discuss it all are political reporter Jessica Elgot, Labour MP Jess Phillips, Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff and Politico’s Tom McTague.

Also this week: we round up the best of this year’s political books in time for Christmas including Everywoman by Jess Phillips and Betting the House by Tom McTague and Tim Ross.

Leave your thoughts and political book recommendations below.

