John McDonnell plays down his previous remarks on direct action against MPs - adding that he "totally" condemns what happened to JRM's children last week. #mumsnet Shadow chancellor now defends employing Jeremy Corbyn's son: "He was appointed on merit and I regret the level of abuse he's received just because of his surname."

NEW: chief executive of Britain’s biggest car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover launches blistering attack on Theresa May’s Brexit plans warning that “tens of thousands” of jobs in the car industry could be lost if the UK crashes out without a deal. Ralf Speth tells the PM at a car industry conference in Birmingham that "I do not even know" if any of the automative giant’s manufacturing plants in Britain, which employ 40,000 people, could continue to operate after Brexit day.