Former Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston has told The Independent she is too afraid to advertise meetings in public because of death threats and abuse – and said some of her former Tory colleagues are to blame for encouraging a culture of violent hostility towards politicians.

"We agree that our common priority should be to work together in parliament to prevent no-deal Brexit."

The Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has applied to become a political party to take part in European elections in May if they go ahead. The group intends to call itself Change UK, and has named Heidi Allen as its interim leader.

Anna Soubry says she “can't go home this weekend” because of Brexit death threats, revealing police are “frightened” for her safety.

The ex-Newsnight presenter who quit the BBC in 2017 is standing for Change UK in the EU elections - and said the world is "laughing at us".

Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism. They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.

By re-distributing just 2 per cent of voters from the weakest to the strongest Remain party in each region, the pro-European side could snatch victory from the jaws of supposedly inevitable ‘defeat’.

Pro-EU parties, including the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and the Independent Group, will not form pacts or alliances at the forthcoming EU elections, hoping to use the poll as a “soft referendum” to show a surge in support for remain.

Lib Dems' Sir Vince Cable asks members of new Independent Group for support.

Ex-cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell announces switch to Change UK, as Conservatives fall to a five-year polling low.

Parliamentarians must not allow the government to 'avoid scrutiny at this time of national crisis', MPs say. / More than 50 cross-party MPs have vowed to sit in an alternative House of Commons if Boris Johnson suspends parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.

Change UK has launched its campaign for the European Parliamentary elections, with 70 candidates including journalist Rachel Johnson - sister of Tory MP and leading Brexiteer Boris Johnson.

Theresa May warned of consequences of ministers 'going back on their promises' – made in the Commons two weeks ago.

He said there wasn't time for a second referendum before the Brexit deadline. / The UK must now revoke Article 50 to fight the threat of a no-deal Brexit, Chuka Umunna has said.

'If things continue as they are the remain vote will split in Scotland', he says. / One of Change UK's lead European election candidates has quit to back the Liberal Democrats over concerns the new party could split the Remain vote in the upcoming contest.

Motion likely to be voted on when Theresa May puts her revised Brexit deal before the Commons next week.

'If the Labour leadership supports this amendment, we could make real progress on a People's Vote. Now is the time to put the national interest first'

David Macdonald says he is ‘doing the unprecedented’ to shore up the remain vote. / The top Change UK choice in Scotland for this week’s European elections has written an open letter to his fellow party candidates urging them to consider following his lead and voting for the Liberal Democrats or other remain parties.

Anna Soubry has expressed frustration and sadness at the split in Change UK which cost the fledging party six of its 11 MPs this week, saying Chuka Umunna, the most prominent of the quitters, had “made a very serious mistake”.

Struggling party – which endured a painful split just nine days ago – now has its third name in just four months.

Labour’s shadow cabinet needs to put its weight fully behind the push for a second Brexit referendum, the Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has said.

Chuka Umunna, who left Labour in February to found the Independent Group, has switched party once again and joined the Liberal Democrats.