John Bercow has insisted he will fight any attempt to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit with every breath in his body. / The Speaker of the House of Commons insisted: “We cannot have a situation in which parliament is shut down.”

The speaker of the commons said the suspension of Parliament is "anathema to me".

Ex-chancellor says both Remain and Leave supporters during 2016 vote want "smooth" exit.

A legal challenge to try to prevent Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit is to get under way later.

Rebel MPs are working on a plan to thwart Boris Johnson pursuing a no-deal Brexit on 31 October that involves forcing parliament to sit through the autumn recess, amid growing outrage about the power and influence of his controversial aide, Dominic Cummings.

A group of politicians has started a legal action aimed at preventing Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit.

Greg Clark is one of a clutch of senior ministers expected to return to the backbenches if Boris Johnson takes power.

The plan requires the Government to give fortnightly updates on power-sharing which makes it difficult to suspend Parliament.

Amendment to cut off funding to vital departments if UK crashes out of EU without an agreement - to make the policy untenable - not picked

The SNP’s Westminister leader Ian Blackford refused to back down after calling Boris Johnson “racist”, which caused uproar during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday.

Warning for Boris Johnson amid growing expectation Speaker Bercow will help MPs. / Michael Gove has warned Boris Johnson that parliament should be given a veto over a no-deal Brexit.

Ex-minister Nick Boles says cross-party group which forced Theresa May to delay Brexit have a new plan.

Speakers past and present have criticised Brexiteer Dominic Raab's suggestion that he could prorogue parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit against the wishes of MPs if he becomes prime minister.

Any attempt to shut down parliament to force through a no-deal exit from the EU could kill off Brexit completely, Tory leadership hopeful Matt Hancock has warned.

"That's simply not going to happen. It's just so blindingly obvious" Commons Speaker John Bercow rejects the suggestion a future PM could try to end the current session of Parliament in order to push through a no-deal #Brexit.

The Speaker of the House, John Bercow, says ending the current session of Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit is "simply not going to happen".

John Bercow has insisted MPs will have their say over whether the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October. / The Speaker dismissed claims from some Brexiteers that because a no-deal exit is the default position in law, it will "inevitably" happen if no agreement is reached by then with Brussels.

Commons Speaker wades into Tory leadership race, warns MPs are not bound by previous decisions. / John Bercow has warned Boris Johnson and other Tory leadership contenders that parliament has the power to block a no-deal Brexit. The Commons Speaker said that while the UK was legally set to quit the EU on October 31, in practice the “interplay of different political forces” would be more important.

When I worked on the Vote Leave campaign we all thought getting a deal would be much simpler. But now the fundamentalists are pretending the fault lies anywhere but with them.

Tory former chancellor Ken Clarke’s customs union plan is expected to be voted on.

Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott return to analyse another ridiculous week of Brexit mayhem. The team try to make sense of another blockbuster few days and Geri profiles speaker John Bercow after his Brexit bombshell. And, of course, another Brexiteer of the Week is crowned.

Commons Speaker Bercow said 'No' to Meaningful Vote 3, the EU said No to a June 30th Brexit deadline extension, the UK Prime Minister now has to find enough British MP's to say 'Yes'.

'None of you is a traitor. All of you are doing your best'. / Speaker John Bercow gave a passionate speech in the Commons on Thursday defending the rights of MPs after one Labour member accused Theresa May of “pitching” them against the public.

With Brexit literally hours away, we convene Leaver-turned-Article-50-Revoker ROLAND SMITH and law and policy expert DAVID ALLEN GREEN to stare into the abyss. / May blames Parliament... / Why John Bercow’s Eskine Mayhem isn’t a constitutional crisis... / David discusses the Meaningful Vote in terms of Thanos’s Infinity Stones. The fooling of Arron Banks. Chained to a radiator with Seumas Milne.

The speaker of Britain’s House of Commons dealt a potentially fatal blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s ailing Brexit deal on Monday, saying the government couldn’t keep asking lawmakers to vote on the same deal they have already rejected twice.