Brexit deal agreed as EU leaders endorse Boris Johnson's plan -- live updates

Keir Starmer, Labour's shadow Brexit secretary, has posted a lengthy thread on Twitter giving his reaction to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.

He is predictably critical of the pact, saying it is "far worse deal than Theresa May’s deal."

Starmer adds that the "political direction of travel under Johnson is to a distant economic relationship with the EU."

"This inevitably means there will be new trade barriers with the EU and additional checks at borders. The PD (Political Declaration) is explicit about this. And the Johnson deal makes it easier for a Tory Government to cut rights and standards," he goes on.

Then, Starmer indicates that the Labour Party could be open to attaching a second referendum onto Johnson's deal when it faces a vote in Parliament on Saturday.

This is a crucial point, because while Labour's leader Jeremy Corbyn backs a second referendum on a Brexit deal, he hasn't confirmed today whether the party will be supporting such an amendment on Johnson's deal this weekend, should it be tabled.

But Starmer's final tweet suggests that some in the party's leadership could indeed stomach a "Johnson's deal vs Remain" referendum.

Source: CNN

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