PMQs AS-IT-HAPPENED: David Lidington and Emily Thornberry go head-to-head as PM battles for Brexit breakthrough

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6th February 2019

David Lidington and Emily Thornberry stood in at PMQs today as Theresa May tried to broker a Brexit compromise in Northern Ireland. Read how it unfolded here.

David Lidington and Emily Thornberry jousted in the Commons today

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