British Prime Minister Theresa May has faced heavy opposition in parliament, after delivering
a statement on her government's draft agreement on post-Brexit relations with Brussels.
Opposition leader Jeremy Corby said the deal represents "the worst of all worlds."
The UK and European Union appear to have settled their differences over Brexit.
Disputes over fishing rights, Gibraltar and the border between Britain and Ireland are
still to be resolved.
But EU leaders say they're reached agreement in principle.
British prime minister Theresa May is under intense pressure from political opponents
at home, but says she's confident British lawmakers will approve the deal.
They’re not exactly celebrating, but EU leaders including chief Brexit negotiator
Jean-Michel Barnier have at least one reason to be cheerful.
The draft agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the bloc should be signed off at a summit
in Brussels on Sunday.
British prime minister Theresa May told parliament in London it was a
good deal for Britain.
It honours the vote of the British people by taking back control of our borders, our
laws and our money, while protecting jobs, security and the integrity of our precious
United Kingdom.
It ends free movement once and for all.
We will make our own laws in our own parliaments.
And it means an end to sending vast sums of money to the EU."
Opposition leader Jeremy Corby was far from convinced.
The prime minister said nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
It's clear from this document that nothing is agreed.
This is the blindfold Brexit we all feared, a leap in the dark.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had threatened to boycott Sunday's summit unless everything
was hammered out in advance.
She now seems to be on board.
I will do everything possible to get an exit agreement.
A disorderly Brexit is the worst possible thing, not just for the economy but for our
future relationship.
Also today, prime minister May had what she said was a friendly chat with the Austrian
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Getting the Brexit deal through her own parliament will be an altogether more hostile process.