No Brexit deal after late night talks with deadline of early today fast approaching

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Westminster on Monday. Image: PA Images UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Westminster on Monday. Image: PA Images BORIS JOHNSON FACES a race against the clock to secure a Brexit deal and get Tory Eurosceptics and the DUP onside to back him.

It was his predecessor Theresa May’s failure to secure the ERG’s support that led to her Withdrawal Agreement being defeated three times. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the Commons and a former ERG chair, told LBC: “I think the votes are there now for a deal.” “We respect the fact negotiations are ongoing and therefore cannot give a detailed commentary but it would be fair to indicate gaps remain and further work is required,” a spokesman said.

“But whether we will be able to conclude a revised Withdrawal Agreement, which is an international treaty, in time for the summit, that’s as of now unclear.”

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