Sign up here to receive the daily news briefing in your inbox every morning with exclusive insight from the BrexitCentral team MPs vote in favour of Queen’s Speech, rejecting anti-Brexit amendment… Theresa May’s government has won the final vote on the Queen’s Speech, with a majority of 323 MPs voting in favour of the Conservative party’s legislative agenda. The government also won the vote on two amendments: one calling on the government to keep Britain in the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union, and a second brought by the Labour front bench which effectively tried to add the party’s election manifesto to the Queen’s speech. The latter amendment was defeated by a majority of 26, with 323 MPs voting against it. – City A.M. May wins Queen’s Speech vote with slender majority – FT (£) PM survives Queen’s Speech vote in first test of thin majority – SkyNews -5 takeaways on Theresa May’s first big test in parliament – Politico Queen’s Speech clears the Commons – Spectator …as Jeremy Corbyn loses six frontbenchers over the vote Three Labour MPs were sacked from their shadow frontbench positions and three more resigned over their support for an unsuccessful anti-Brexit amendment to the Queen’s Speech… The move, which specifically aimed to keep Britain in the Customs Union and Single Market, was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs by 322 votes to 101. Significantly, 21 fewer MPs backed last night’s anti-Brexit move, compared with the 122 MPs who voted in February at Third Reading against the Bill that triggered Article 50. – BrexitCentral Jeremy Corbyn forced to sack three shadow ministers – Telegraph (£) Jeremy Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers after single market vote – Guardian Corbyn culls front-benchers after humiliating Queen’s Speech rebellion – Express Labour Brexit rifts exposed as Corbyn sacks EU rebels – The Times (£) Jeremy Corbyn forced to sack four frontbenchers after they rebel against him – The Sun Three shadow ministers fired – Daily Mirror Jeremy Corbyn sacks Labour shadow ministers for defying him over Brexit vote – Independent Jeremy Corbyn hit by 50-strong Labour rebellion over Brexit – i News Corbyn sacks saboteurs – Guido Fawkes Three Sacked From Labour’s Frontbench Over Single Market Amendment – LabourList Corbyn whips Labour MPs against Single Market membership – and begins sacking front-bench rebels – Paul Goodman for ConservativeHome UK remains Europe’s top destination for foreign investment in financial services Britain shrugged off the Brexit vote to remain the main destination for foreign investment in financial services in Europe last year, although Germany and France are proving increasingly attractive to investors following the EU referendum, a new study has found. The UK’s finance industry drew 99 foreign direct investment projects in 2016, up 5pc on the year and the most for a decade, according to a report by accountancy giant EY. However, EY said that Germany and France also grew in popularity among overseas investors, with the former attracting 39 financial projects and the latter drawing 25. – Telegraph Brussels wants to retain indefinite right to fine Britain after Brexit… Brussels wants to retain the indefinite right to bring legal cases against Britain and fine it for breaches of European Union law even after it has left the bloc, it emerged tonight.Eurocrats dropped a Brexit bombshell on Theresa May as they published a list of extensive demands which would see the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the EU Commission retain their stranglehold on the UK long after our departure. – Express EU negotiator says ECJ should still be able to fine UK after Brexit – Guardian EU says Britain must respect the rule of its top court after Brexit. – Politico …as Michel Barnier says he ‘will fight Britain’ over issuing ID cards to EU citizens The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will get tough with suggestions Britain will roll out ID cards for EU nationals. A Labour MEP has warned Mr Barnier will strongly oppose any plans to introduce mandatory biometric residence cards. Claude Moraes, a member of the European Parliament’s Brexit steering committee, said the proposal is expected to become a major flashpoint in talks. Theresa May has announced new plans to assure the rights of the 3.2 million EU nationals living in the UK after Brexit, promising a “streamlined and light touch” system to enable EU nationals who have been resident in the UK for five years to apply for “settled status” giving them indefinite leave to remain. – Express OECD head who predicted Brexit gloom now admits it won’t harm UK living standards The head of a respected international economic group has admitted Brexit won’t harm living standards in the UK despite claiming last year it would have “substantial negative consequences”. The OECD were one of a number of groups, think tanks and business leaders who warned before the EU referendum that leaving would damage Britain. But its secretary-general has now changed his tune somewhat, saying he thinks it will make little difference to the quality of life. – The Sun Theresa May passes up on chance to woo MEPs Theresa May appears to have passed up an opportunity to win support in the European Parliament for her “fair and serious” offer on the rights of the 3.2 million EU citizens living in the U.K.She briefed EU heads of government last week in Brussels on the outline of the offer before presenting it in full Monday with a statement to the U.K. parliament. The response from Brussels (the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier called for “more ambition”) suggests May still has some persuading to do. – Politico One in ten people living in the UK are now foreigners Nearly one in ten people living in Britain are foreign, a major international study shows. The 5.95million is double the proportion of a decade ago and has been bumped up by a recent influx from the EU, according to a report by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Including British citizens born overseas, 13.9 per cent of the population – or one in SEVEN people – are from abroad. The OECD said EU nationals accounted for “all the growth” in 2014-2015. – The Sun Juncker’s EU party facing mass walk-out as France rebels against Strasbourg closure A French MEP has threatened a mass walk out of the most powerful European political party if the EU closes its white elephant parliament in Strasbourg. Brussels is under increasing pressure to shut up shop in Strasbourg, which costs the taxpayer £100million a year in travel costs alone. The European Union is ridiculed for being a ‘traveling circus’, as Eurocrats, MEPs and staff are forced to make the journey from Brussels to France once a month to sit in the European Parliament. In a bid to end the tedious and expensive practice, MEPs have drawn up a plan to close the building, and plan to use Brexit to help secure a deal. – Express UK firms ‘failing to prepare’ for regulation changes after Brexit Over two thirds of UK businesses are “not making adequate preparations” for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, according to senior business leaders. A third of respondents to the survey, which was carried out by Interim Partners, said Brexit was the biggest upcoming challenge for businesses. However, 69pc of UK businesses are not preparing adequately for the regulatory changes thrown up by the Brexit process, according to those surveyed, meaning many businesses are likely to struggle with the fallout unless they start preparations immediately. – Telegraph Liam Fox reveals trade talks with US set to start next month The former defence secretary said British negotiators will travel to Washington on July 24 to discuss a post-Brexit trade deal. Despite the fact EU rules ban member states from making trade agreements while a member of the bloc, Dr Fox has said in the past he intends to “scope out” a future relationship with Washington. Mr Fox, one of the Government’s chief figures on Brexit, claimed the UK would not be “rejecting Europe” amid fears a trade deal with the US could lead to less strict food safety standards. He said on BBC’s Question Time: “We are not rejecting Europe, we want an open and liberal trading arrangement with Europe. – Express Bruno Waterfield: Brussels does not trust our political class The assumption is that European citizens living in Britain are dwelling in an essentially hostile land and require a supranational or even quasi-imperial power to protect them from British people and politics, the modern equivalent of the ancient Romans’ “civis romanus sum”. It is almost as arrogant as Lord Palmerston’s 1850 assertion that every British subject, anywhere in the world was — like the ancient Roman — protected by the might of the British Empire. Can a worthwhile deal be done between the EU and Britain on such an antagonistic basis? Franklin Dehousse, an eminent Belgian jurist and former EU judge, believes not. – Bruno Waterfield for The Times (£) Tom Harris: Labour’s vacuous soundbites have gone on for too long. They need to come clean on Brexit Labour are opposed to an extremist Brexit. I trust that is clear? A progressive Brexit – fine. An extremist Brexit? No thank you. Labour also – for the absence of doubt – rejects a Brexit that is damaging to the country, or that will divide our nation unnecessarily from our EU partners. Labour wants a Brexit that will prioritise jobs and the economy, that will equip Britain for the future, that will put people first and be kind to puppy dogs. Now, take another look at the above and replace the word “Labour” with “the Conservatives”. And the preceding sentences will be no less true. – Tom Harris for the Telegraph (£) Asa Bennett: Theresa May’s Tory critics have a common goal: stopping Brexit. That’s why they’re sharpening their knives It’s rarely news when the Opposition calls on the Prime Minister to resign, even if Jeremy Corbyn does so with great bombast, as it is meant to aspire to replace her administration. It is more unusual to have MPs from Theresa May’s own party openly discussing when she should she should step down, so certain Conservatives have been rarely out of the spotlight after the election. Nicky Morgan had her latest turn yesterday on Newsnight, where she told the BBC that Mrs May should step down as soon as the Brexit deal is concluded next Autumn. – Asa Bennett for the Telegraph (£) John Redwood: Why No deal will work fine The latest scare stories doing the rounds seek to suggest that the UK could not trade successfully with the rest of the EU from outside the single market and customs union if there is no deal. I have explained in general terms why I think this is wrong, but there is still some demand for more detail. I will supply it. It is always difficult tackling nonsense, as there are no limits to the amount of nonsense you have to tackle. I am choosing the most common examples. – John Redwood’s Diary Brexit comment in brief Maisie Borrows: A digital border would be a major boost to security and trade – Maisie Borrows for ConservativeHome ‘Sturgeon made a rare mistake and boxed herself in on Scottish independence’ – Chopper’s Brexit Podcast Britain’s Political Revolution: how Brexit, immigration and housing became flashpoints of change – Patrick Cockburn for the Independent Brexodus has begun. We EU nationals know staying on is too big a gamble – Joris Luyendijk for the Guardian Steve Holliday: Energy must be a top priority at negotiating table – Steve Holliday for The Times (£) Trade liberalisation will be messy – it always is – Dalibor Rohac for The Conservative It is not racist to warn immigrants of our treacherous seas – Andrew Tettenborn for ConservativeWoman Brexit news in brief People voted to leave EU because they feared immigration, suggests survey – Independent Bosnian Serb leader uses Brexit to pour scorn on Brussels bigwigs – Express Andrea Leadsom being ‘urged by dozens of Tory MPs’ to run for party leader – The Sun Diplomat hits back at team Juncker and predicts golden UK future – Express Moment Merkel is attacked by her own ministers on Greece debt – Express Dawkins slams ‘irresponsible’ Cameron & says British public ‘not qualified’ to vote Brexit – Express Paris will take over as startup leader from London after Brexit, claims French billionaire – Express Left-wing journalist booed on Question Time after calling for a second Brexit referendum – Express