Delaying Brexiit won't solve anything, Theresa May tells MPs

Theresa May has told MPs attempting to delay Brexit that it would not "solve the situation".

"The decision remains the same - the deal, no-deal or no Brexit," she said at Prime Minister's Questions.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn accused her of having a "closed mind" to other Brexit options, such as Labour's plan for a customs union with the EU.

But the PM attacked him for refusing to meet her and said he did not "have a clue" what his own policy meant.

MPs are proposing alternative plans to the PM's deal with the EU, including seeking an extension to the UK's exit date - which is currently scheduled to happen at 23:00 GMT on 29 March.

But the prime minister has said the "right way" to rule out no-deal Brexit is to approve her withdrawal agreement.

Under current law, the UK will exit the EU on 29 March, whether or not a deal has been struck. The decision to leave was taken by 52% to 48% in a referendum in June 2016.

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said delaying or cancelling Brexit would be a "calamitous" breach of trust with the electorate and worse than leaving the EU with no deal.

He said MPs pushing for a delay actually wanted to stop Brexit - and they should think about the "political consequences" of that, not just the "short-term economic consequences".