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| Brexit deal: critics line up after May wins cabinet support – Politics live | Brexit deal: critics line up after May wins cabinet support – Politics live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Simon Coveney, the deputy prime minister of Ireland, has tweeted his thanks to those involved in securing the draft agreement, which he calls “a credible Brexit withdrawal agreement that protects Ireland, our shared island and our future relationship with the UK”. | |
| The Irish leaders have been among the only ones to speak positively about the deal. | |
| Thank u to our team of diplomats + negotiators who have worked tirelessly with @MichelBarnier + the UK to secure a credible #Brexit Withdrawal Agreement that protects Ireland, our shared Island + our future relationship with UK. Let’s hope deal now survives Westminster. pic.twitter.com/roJVocwzCu | |
| More reaction from Scotland | |
| We had some quotes from Nicola Sturgeon earlier in the day, but here is her full statement, in which she labels the deal “bad for Scotland” and said it was like being “blackmailed into a choice between the frying pan or the fire”. | |
| In a phone call with the Prime Minister after the Cabinet meeting, Ms Sturgeon rejected Mrs May’s assertion that Scotland’s interests had been protected in the deal. | |
| I pointed out that there isn’t a single mention of Scotland in the agreement, that it disregards our interests and puts Scotland at a serious competitive disadvantage,” she said. | |
| It is obvious that the Prime Minister can barely unite her Cabinet on this deal and it is also increasingly clear that she will struggle to get a majority for it in Parliament. | |
| In these circumstances it is more important than ever that we are not faced with a false choice between a bad deal and no deal. | |
| No-one should be effectively blackmailed into a choice between the frying pan or the fire. | |
| This proposed deal would be a bad one for Scotland, taking us out of a single market eight times the size of the UK market alone and posing a huge threat to jobs, investment and living standards. | |
| If this deal is indeed rejected by Parliament, then the UK Government must return to the negotiating table to secure a better one. | |
| Our bottom line - short of continued EU membership - is continued, permanent membership of the single market and customs union. | |
| Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard said: | |
| This is a bad deal for the country. Labour has been clear from the beginning that we need a deal to support jobs and the economy - one that guarantees standards and protections. | |
| The Tories have let down the country with their bungled negotiations and pushed Britain towards a bad deal that will harm jobs, rights and living standards. | |
| The deal undermines the integrity of the UK and would be another example of the Tories playing into the hands of the SNP by putting the future of the UK at risk through their ineptitude and recklessness. | |
| Ruth Davidson and David Mundell threatened to resign if the integrity of the UK was put at risk - and it appears Theresa May has simply ignored them. | |
| Ukip are making hay out of today’s news and are pushing membership of their party in light of the draft agreement, which they describe as “May’s abject surrender”. | Ukip are making hay out of today’s news and are pushing membership of their party in light of the draft agreement, which they describe as “May’s abject surrender”. |
| The ads also have strong military tone. One features a picture depicting May as Neville Chamberlain holding up his infamous “peace for our time” paper and urges people to “join the fight back”. | The ads also have strong military tone. One features a picture depicting May as Neville Chamberlain holding up his infamous “peace for our time” paper and urges people to “join the fight back”. |
| Another, from a Twitter account called War Plan Purple, which is an official Ukip account, urges people to “ENLIST”. | Another, from a Twitter account called War Plan Purple, which is an official Ukip account, urges people to “ENLIST”. |
| Democracy Demands Brexit, not May's abject surrender.Join the fight back #ForTheNation now. https://t.co/cKcqg6lFL5 pic.twitter.com/xsYs6RDWvm | Democracy Demands Brexit, not May's abject surrender.Join the fight back #ForTheNation now. https://t.co/cKcqg6lFL5 pic.twitter.com/xsYs6RDWvm |
| Draft #BrexitBetrayal Agreement@UKIP is the only party #FORTHENATIONENLIST: https://t.co/rdVx2B4AEz pic.twitter.com/3sXQKQ8c0P | Draft #BrexitBetrayal Agreement@UKIP is the only party #FORTHENATIONENLIST: https://t.co/rdVx2B4AEz pic.twitter.com/3sXQKQ8c0P |
| Prison minister Rory Stewart has said European Union member states believe Theresa May’s Brexit deal is “too good” for Britain, claiming it reflects what “many EU countries want” – benefits of customs union membership with no freedom of movement. | Prison minister Rory Stewart has said European Union member states believe Theresa May’s Brexit deal is “too good” for Britain, claiming it reflects what “many EU countries want” – benefits of customs union membership with no freedom of movement. |
| Speaking on the BBC earlier today, Stewart told Andrew Neill: “From their point of view, this sounds like Norway with control over borders, which is what a lot of European states would want. | Speaking on the BBC earlier today, Stewart told Andrew Neill: “From their point of view, this sounds like Norway with control over borders, which is what a lot of European states would want. |
| “Because from their point of view, from many people in Europe, they feel this is exactly what many European states want. Which is control over immigration and unfettered access to the single market on goods. | “Because from their point of view, from many people in Europe, they feel this is exactly what many European states want. Which is control over immigration and unfettered access to the single market on goods. |
| “And they believe that these four freedoms are inalienable and would say this is breaking the four freedoms.” | “And they believe that these four freedoms are inalienable and would say this is breaking the four freedoms.” |
| Neil accused Stewart of “making up half a dozen things”, saying: “The customs union is not related to free movement. The single market is different from the customs union. That is related to free movement.” | Neil accused Stewart of “making up half a dozen things”, saying: “The customs union is not related to free movement. The single market is different from the customs union. That is related to free movement.” |
| And this is what the chief whip said when he left the office earlier. | And this is what the chief whip said when he left the office earlier. |
| Julian Smith, chief whip, to reporters outside the PM's door wouldn't comment on possible resignations just now. When asked if he feared ministers would quit, he said "I'm confident we'll the vote [in parliament]" | Julian Smith, chief whip, to reporters outside the PM's door wouldn't comment on possible resignations just now. When asked if he feared ministers would quit, he said "I'm confident we'll the vote [in parliament]" |
| The Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh has been keeping an eye on who has been going in and out of the PM’s office in Westminster this evening. | The Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh has been keeping an eye on who has been going in and out of the PM’s office in Westminster this evening. |
| Was outside the PM's office in Westminster. First in Graham Brady; then Arlene Foster, who got an hour and left looking as serious as she arrived; Corbyn got 20m and talked about "proper scrutiny" for parliament; then out popped the chief whip who wouldn't comment on resignations | Was outside the PM's office in Westminster. First in Graham Brady; then Arlene Foster, who got an hour and left looking as serious as she arrived; Corbyn got 20m and talked about "proper scrutiny" for parliament; then out popped the chief whip who wouldn't comment on resignations |
| Iain Dale, LBC presenter and staunch Brexiter, caused a stir earlier tonight when he told Newsnight that he’d rather Britain remain in the EU than leave the union with this deal. | Iain Dale, LBC presenter and staunch Brexiter, caused a stir earlier tonight when he told Newsnight that he’d rather Britain remain in the EU than leave the union with this deal. |
| He has published a blog explaining those comments (and says, for the record, that he’d prefer no deal over either remaining or taking this deal). In his blogpost, he describes the agreement reached with the EU by May as a “constitutional outrage” that “reduces Britain – which is still the 5th or 6th largest economy in the world – to the state of an EU controlled province.” | He has published a blog explaining those comments (and says, for the record, that he’d prefer no deal over either remaining or taking this deal). In his blogpost, he describes the agreement reached with the EU by May as a “constitutional outrage” that “reduces Britain – which is still the 5th or 6th largest economy in the world – to the state of an EU controlled province.” |
| This is not what I voted for on June 23 2016. I am pretty sure it’s not what 17.4 million other people voted for. We now have the worst of all worlds, a Brexit In Name Only - commonly known as BRINO. Not in Europe, but still run by Europe, as William Hague might not have said... | This is not what I voted for on June 23 2016. I am pretty sure it’s not what 17.4 million other people voted for. We now have the worst of all worlds, a Brexit In Name Only - commonly known as BRINO. Not in Europe, but still run by Europe, as William Hague might not have said... |
| I’m often asked if I regret my Leave vote. I most certainly do not. The reasons why I voted Leave are as valid today as they were two and a half years ago. There is no one to blame for the fact that the negotiations have ended up in this sorry way except for those who have been conducting them... | I’m often asked if I regret my Leave vote. I most certainly do not. The reasons why I voted Leave are as valid today as they were two and a half years ago. There is no one to blame for the fact that the negotiations have ended up in this sorry way except for those who have been conducting them... |
| I regard this deal as so damaging to our country both in the short and long term that if I had to make a choice between voting for this deal or remaining in the European Union, I’d do the latter. | I regard this deal as so damaging to our country both in the short and long term that if I had to make a choice between voting for this deal or remaining in the European Union, I’d do the latter. |
| Jacob Rees Mogg was on Peston, where he vented about the deal. Here’s a clip. | Jacob Rees Mogg was on Peston, where he vented about the deal. Here’s a clip. |
| When I first heard about the document, obviously it was gossip and it was rumour and it was leaks. Now that the document is available, unfortunately it’s worse than the gossip and the rumour and the leaks. And it fails the prime minister’s own promises, and that’s the most concerning thing, because a prime minister must not promise one thing and do another. | When I first heard about the document, obviously it was gossip and it was rumour and it was leaks. Now that the document is available, unfortunately it’s worse than the gossip and the rumour and the leaks. And it fails the prime minister’s own promises, and that’s the most concerning thing, because a prime minister must not promise one thing and do another. |
| “Now that I’ve seen it, it’s worse than I thought”@Jacob_Rees_Mogg responds to the recently published EU Withdrawal Bill and says it fails the Prime Minister’s promises on both the customs union and the backstop. #Peston pic.twitter.com/rEksRzzFlj | “Now that I’ve seen it, it’s worse than I thought”@Jacob_Rees_Mogg responds to the recently published EU Withdrawal Bill and says it fails the Prime Minister’s promises on both the customs union and the backstop. #Peston pic.twitter.com/rEksRzzFlj |
| And some more of today’s front pages. None are as colourful as the Sun’s, but the consensus of seems to be that while May may be holding on, it is by the skin of her teeth. | And some more of today’s front pages. None are as colourful as the Sun’s, but the consensus of seems to be that while May may be holding on, it is by the skin of her teeth. |
| GUARDIAN: May Brexit plan: a split cabinet, a split party and a split nation #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/Ee7WFIBP4U | GUARDIAN: May Brexit plan: a split cabinet, a split party and a split nation #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/Ee7WFIBP4U |
| THE TIMES: May papers over the cracks #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/pLiFmIvR2g | THE TIMES: May papers over the cracks #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/pLiFmIvR2g |
| DAILY MIRROR: War Cabinet #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/epSnOZAT94 | DAILY MIRROR: War Cabinet #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/epSnOZAT94 |
| TELEGRAPH: ‘There will be difficult days ahead’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/vosrBWixE1 | TELEGRAPH: ‘There will be difficult days ahead’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/vosrBWixE1 |
| EXPRESS: Its my deal....or no Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/IUqSUnqpQs | EXPRESS: Its my deal....or no Brexit #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/IUqSUnqpQs |
| FINANCIAL TIMES: May braced for Backlash after winning ferocious Brexit battle #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/C0jeAFPrWx | FINANCIAL TIMES: May braced for Backlash after winning ferocious Brexit battle #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/C0jeAFPrWx |
| Hello late-night politics-watchers, this is Kate Lyons taking over the blog from Ruth Quinn. Hats off to all my colleagues who have brought you the news as it has unfolded. What a day! | Hello late-night politics-watchers, this is Kate Lyons taking over the blog from Ruth Quinn. Hats off to all my colleagues who have brought you the news as it has unfolded. What a day! |
| There’s a lot of unhappiness around tonight about the deal, including from the Sun, who blast it on Thursday’s front page. Here’s their front page (right) and their front page on the day after the referendum during happier times (for the Sun, that is). | There’s a lot of unhappiness around tonight about the deal, including from the Sun, who blast it on Thursday’s front page. Here’s their front page (right) and their front page on the day after the referendum during happier times (for the Sun, that is). |
| 2016 vs 2018. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Tii0YkhYCM | 2016 vs 2018. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Tii0YkhYCM |
| The Independent’s political correspondent Benjamin Kentish reports that No 10 are allow a vote on amendments before main vote in parliament | The Independent’s political correspondent Benjamin Kentish reports that No 10 are allow a vote on amendments before main vote in parliament |
| EXCL: Understand No 10 has told opposition parties they are likely to allow amendments to be voted on BEFORE meaningful vote. Potential game-changer. | EXCL: Understand No 10 has told opposition parties they are likely to allow amendments to be voted on BEFORE meaningful vote. Potential game-changer. |
| Ominous tweet from Arlene Foster. In the language Northern Irish marathon power-sharing talks “frank meetings” are rarely good news for negotiators | Ominous tweet from Arlene Foster. In the language Northern Irish marathon power-sharing talks “frank meetings” are rarely good news for negotiators |
| We had a frank meeting tonight with the Prime Minister lasting almost an hour. She is fully aware of our position and concerns. | We had a frank meeting tonight with the Prime Minister lasting almost an hour. She is fully aware of our position and concerns. |