Brexit deal won

We’re going to wrap up this liveblog now and summarise an eventful day in Brexit historical past.

Senior authorities figures have mentioned there will probably be “no deal” on Wednesday night time.

The prime minister, Boris Johnson, tried to safe backing from Tory Brexiters and the DUP as EU leaders spearheaded talks in Brussels, awaiting the inexperienced mild to approve a deal before Thursday’s summit.

Nonetheless, the DUP objected to several points in Johnson’s settlement.

As well as, a difficulty over VAT was mentioned to be an impediment in talks as Michel Barnier briefed EU27 ambassadors this night.

Johnson received the favour of hardline Eurosceptics, including MP Steve Baker.

It’s thought the prime minister may journey to Brussels early Thursday morning to safe his cope with EU leaders.

Johnson is predicted to attempt to pass the deal through parliament on Saturday.

Jeremy Corbyn has been dealt a blow as veteran MP Dame Louise Ellman stop Labour accusing him of being a hazard to Britain.

Dame Louise, 73, who’s Jewish, mentioned she had been “deeply troubled” by the “development of anti-Semitism” in Labour in recent times.

She tweeted: “I’ve made the actually agonising resolution to depart the Labour Occasion after 55 years.

“I can now not advocate voting Labour when it dangers Corbyn changing into PM.”

The Liverpool Riverside MP, who has been within the Occasion 55 years, added: “I imagine that Jeremy Corbyn will not be match to function our Prime Minister.

“With a looming normal election and the potential of him changing into Prime Minister, I really feel I’ve to take a stand.”

And she or he informed the Occasions newspaper that if he grew to become prime minister “I imagine that Jeremy Corbyn can be a hazard to the nation, a hazard to the Jewish group as properly, however a hazard to the nation too”.

With Tory Eurosceptics now on the Prime Minister’s facet, Mr Johnson is in a race in opposition to time to realize help from the DUP and get his deal by means of to the EU, as defined by Daniel Boffey.

Labour MP Stella Creasy has raised suspicions that the DUP are placing a Brexit discount with the federal government that can embody an try and cease anticipated abortion rights in Northern Ireland.

Boris Johnson’s senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, was seen leaving No 10 shortly earlier than 9pm.

In want of a bit mild reduction? Learn John Crace’s sketch on the Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay: “Calming to the purpose of comatose, every phrase extra meaningless than the one earlier than.

“By the top of a sentence, you might be far worse knowledgeable than if he had mentioned nothing.”

The Chief of the Impartial Group for Change and former Conservative Anna Soubry has described the period of time MPs must scrutinise Boris Johnson’s potential deal on Saturday as “plain incorrect”.

Whereas the ERG look like rallying behind Johnson and his deal, the PM has to persuade the 21 MPs he expelled from the social gathering.

If Boris Johnson manages to convey again a deal from Brussels, shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman mentioned she expects Labour would help any modification put ahead within the Commons to connect a confirmatory referendum to that deal.

Chatting with the BBC’s Andrew Neil Present, she added: “The expectation can be that ought to a deal be tabled on Saturday, and we don’t know that’s going to occur, I’m as certain as you could be that there will probably be an modification tabled that may need to see a referendum hooked up to the deal.”

Requested if Labour would help this, she mentioned: “I’d anticipate us to help that, sure.”

She added: “I’d fairly have a normal election however we’re not answerable for this sadly.

“So ought to that chance come, on Saturday, to have that referendum on the deal – the deal that we don’t know but goes to be there.

“However ought to that occur … within the circumstance I feel there is a chance there and the pragmatic, wise factor for the Labour social gathering to do, provided that we’ve been asking for this, can be to take that chance.”

Even when Boris Johnson managed to drag off a Brexit deal, he would nonetheless produce other issues on his plate as this story on the newest developments on the Arcuri saga by Matthew Weaver reveals.

Right here’s our tackle how ERG chair Steve Baker and his allies are warming to a deal after Boris Johnson promised them the UK would depart the customs union and safe a fast free commerce cope with the EU.

Requested whether or not there could possibly be a Brexit extension, MP Steve Baker mentioned Boris Johnson confirmed the UK will go away the EU on 31 October.

Baker mentioned: “My sense is we actually should see the textual content, time is changing into very quick for everyone.”

“The prime minister has been completely clear – we’re leaving on the 31st of October.”

Chairman of the pro-Brexit European Analysis Group (ERG) Steve Baker mentioned “nice progress” has been made in talks with No 10.

Chatting with Sky Information after a gathering in Downing Road, Baker mentioned: “We’ve got made nice progress in our discussions with No 10,” including: “Actually at this level, it simply stays to want the prime minister each attainable success as he goes to barter for our nation.”

Requested if he would again a deal, he mentioned: “I do know all people is determined for us to say whether or not we are able to vote for it however till we are able to see it, we are able to’t say.”

He added: “We actually should see the textual content in time to learn it with the intention to vote on Saturday.

“Time is changing into very quick for everybody now. As Michel Barnier famously mentioned, ‘the clock is ticking’.

“We have to get by means of this (European) council, have the textual content of the deal, have the implementing laws prepared, and we must be voting on that on Saturday.”

Two authorities sources mentioned there wouldn’t be a deal on Wednesday night time, though talks will proceed.

No 10 refused to substantiate Boris Johnson’s journey plans for the summit on Thursday, however he may go sooner than standard if it have been felt his presence may assist transfer stalled talks alongside.

The anti-Brexit campaigner Jo Maugham QC has introduced plans to launch a authorized motion in an try and ban the federal government from placing the withdrawal settlement earlier than parliament.

Quoting a supply from No 10, the Solar’s political editor, Tom Newton Dunn, has mentioned there will probably be no deal tonight as authorities talks are nonetheless going down.

Michel Barnier has arrived at a gathering of EU ambassadors within the Europa constructing in Brussels to transient them on the newest developments in London, stories the Guardian’s Daniel Boffey in Brussels.

“He mentioned nothing to reporters. The deal is finished. And all depends upon London giving the inexperienced mild. All that stands in the way in which of leaders signing off on Thursday are the DUP’s objections,” his report mentioned.

On the similar time, Downing Road is enjoying down expectations of a deal being performed tonight.

Speak of lots of of tens of millions, if not billions, going the way in which of Northern Ireland as a part of a sweetener for the DUP has piqued the curiosity of many, although the SNP’s Joanna Cherry vents the anger of Scottish nationalists right here.

And one view – from Irish economist and commentator David Williams – of the so-called bung that could be headed Northern Eire’s manner …