Britain should have an EU referendum on the final deal in December in 2018. There would be a 12-week campaign starting in September to give the UK the option to accept a deal or stay in the EU.
Commons Speaker John Bercow has defended the right of MPs to vote on Brexit in line with their principles, saying they are "dedicated public servants" and "never mutineers, traitors, malcontents nor enemies of the people".
The Scottish Land Commisstion is seeking partners in a project to "assess, with reference to international experience, the potential of land value taxation to contribute to a more productive, accountable and diverse pattern of land ownership and use in Scotland and to identify a set of potential policy options that merit further consideration by SLC".
The Birmingham Mail is reporting that bailiffs have been called to Birmingham Council to recover an outstanding debt. The full story is at http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bailiffs-called-birminghams-historic-council-14057542
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Government to stop starving schools of investment, after new figures show that there has been a 93% increase in the last 6 years in the number of children in Cumbria who are being home educated.
A recent decision by Conservative councillors on Norfolk County Council to award themselves big increases in their allowances has sparked a storm.