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The European Commission between December and March outlined their backstop solution. That was unacceptable to the UK government, I think it will be unacceptable to any UK government because it effectively put a border down the Irish Sea.

What we are proposing is an alternative backstop proposal but nobody wants this to be the solution that is achieved.

9.06pm BST

Some senior Labour figures have been offering their reactions to the news of Livingstone's resignation:

Good riddance Ken. pic.twitter.com/YnPApTQhJh

Ken Livingstone's exit from the Labour Party is welcome, but he should have been expelled. We must now make it clear that he will never be welcome to return. His vocal cheerleaders and supporters should follow him out the door.

So glad to finally see the back of Ken Divisive Livingstone. There's no space for him and his abhorrent views in my Labour Party.

Ken Livingstone (@ken4london) remains a towering figure of the Labour movement. He popularised progressive socialism and was labelled a 'Loony Lefty' nearly 40 years ago for his efforts to champion public services, stand up for marginalised groups and fight all forms of racism.

After all his talk of tackling anti-Semitism, Jeremy Corbyn couldn't even bring himself to sack Ken Livingstone.

People will note that Corbyn's response to Livingstone's years of vile comments about Jews and Hitler was to say "Ken Livingstone's resignation is sad"!

Pathetic!