Brexit summit: EU tells British MPs this is 'only deal possible' as Brussels approves it – Politics live

Rolling coverage of the EU summit in Brussels, where Theresa May and other EU leaders are agreeing the Brexit withdrawal agreement and political declaration on the future relationshipEU leaders back Theresa May’s Brexit deal in BrusselsTheresa May’s press conference – Summary 1.40pm GMT At a briefing for the Irish media after the summit Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, said today’s deal was the only one available. He said:Let’s not forget what we have here. We have an agreement that took between 18 months and two years to negotiate, it is in several parts, is over 500 pages long and as of today has the support of 28 governments.Anyone can have a better deal or an alternative deal in their own minds but an agreement 500 pages long that 28 member states can sign up to nobody has that. What’s on the table is the only deal that’s on the table.What’s being put in front of EU parliament and House of Commons is a deal. Any other deal really only exists in people’s imagination. 1.36pm GMT Here is Jeremy Corbyn on today’s Brexit deal.This is a bad deal for the country. It is the result of a miserable failure of negotiation that leaves us with the worst of all worlds. It gives us less say over our future, and puts jobs and living standards at risk.That is why Labour will oppose this deal in parliament. We will work with others to block a no-deal outcome, and ensure that Labour’s alternative plan for a sensible deal to bring the country together is on the table. Continue reading…
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