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Michael Gove says he expects the conversations the government will have today and tomorrow will help to address some of the concerns of MPs who have not yet expressed support for the deal - such as members of the DUP.

"We're not contemplating defeat - we think that this is a good deal," he says.

"This is make your mind up time for MPs," he adds.

Mr Gove, a senior member of Mr Johnson's government who has led preparations for a no-deal Brexit, says if the deal is not approved, the UK will leave the EU on 31 October - despite the Benn Act preventing this in law.

MPs, including the DUP, should back the deal, says Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne.

"The ball is again with the British Parliament and I hope that it goes through this time," he tells reporters in Brussels before a meeting with Jeremy Corbyn and other EU socialists.

"I hope that we are now at the end of this process but there are still many doubts, for example the British Parliament."

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SNP MP Drew Hendry says of the new Brexit deal: "You don’t need to see the deal to know it’s a worse deal.

"This is going to do untold harm.

"We will not be voting for something that will cause enormous damage to communities."

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Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson says that Boris Johnson's deal "is a case of emperor's new clothes".

The PM is in a "desperate situation", has made "rash promises" and has found "many of the same challenges" Theresa May faced, she says.

"So he's come back with something which is a bit like Theresa May's deal, but is a harder Brexit, it's going to be worse for the economy.

"Instead he's dressing it up saying 'oh isn't this sparkling and great'. It's emperor's new clothes."

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A German MEP says an extension to the Brexit deadline is still a possibility.

"We were always clear that Europe is ready for any kind of further talks on further compromises, that approach is always there," Manfred Weber says.

Speaking in Brussels after the agreement was reached, he adds: "But on the other hand if prorogation brings us nowhere, it is hard to sort."

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On the deal, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says: “It’s just not Brexit.

“If this was to be agreed, we then enter into years more negotiations for the prize of a free trade agreement which we already know we will not get.. unless we stay in regulatory alignment in the European Union.”

He says this then means “we will not be making our own laws in our own country” and says the treaty “binds us in to other commitments on foreign policy, military policy - a list as long as your arm”.

“I frankly think it should be rejected,” he says. “The best way out would be simply to have a clean break.”

He says that he thinks it will be “very difficult to get the DUP on board”.

Mr Farage adds: "Would I rather accept a new EU treaty that is frankly very bad for us? Or would I prefer to have an extension and a general election? I will always go for the latter option."

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From the press conference in Brussels, Michel Barnier says: "This agreement has been built together with the UK, that's why I am confident it can be supported and ratified in time."

He adds there should be "no surprises" in the agreement as "much of the final text" is the same as Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement - which was voted down three times in Parliament when it was put forward a year ago.

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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warns that a "much harder Brexit beckons" if Boris Johnson's deal passes.

In a series of tweets, external, she says: "For Scotland, this deal would take us out of EU, single market and customs union - all against our will.

"It would leave us as only part of the UK being taken out without consent and with no say on the future relationship. The SNP will not vote for that."

She says MPs should not fall for the framing of a choice between a deal or no deal. "No Brexit/revoke is always an alternative to no deal," she says.

And she repeats her call for a new independence referendum, saying: "Brexit has shown that the only way for Scotland to be in charge of our own future, is to become independent."

At the press conference in Brussels, the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg asks: "As you say, we have all been here [where a deal has been reached] before - you have experience of this.

"If this deal doesn't pass through Parliament, is this as far as the EU is prepared to go? Is this finally the final deal?"

In response, Michel Barnier smiles as he says (in French): "Why are you asking me to answer questions that don't arise? You can of course ask the question, but the question you're asking is a hypothesis that Mr Johnson is not looking for and we don't desire it either."

He says both sides of the negotiating table have worked on an agreement that is "likely to reach approval and ratification on both sides".

It's a steak with foie gras, truffle and a Madeira sauce, in case you were wondering.

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Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg, in responding to a question from the SNP, refuses to debate the Brexit deal during today's business statement.

However, he confirms a debate on the topic will take place tomorrow.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he does not believe the Parliamentary session being held on Saturday will present a chance to push the offer of a second referendum through the Commons.

A few Labour MPs have said this morning that they would only back Boris Johnson's deal if an amendment was made to take the agreement to the British public, through a "confirmatory referendum".

"It won't come up on Saturday, I suspect," Mr Corbyn says.

He described reports that Labour could back such a vote as "high-level speculation on a hypothetical question".

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Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg calls the new Brexit deal "really good and exciting" and says his faith in Boris Johnson has been justified.

He calls on socialists to support the deal as it honours the referendum result and urges Tory Eurosceptics to also back the deal as the "anti-democratic" backstop has gone and the UK "will be free of the European Union".

Mr Rees-Mogg had opposed the deal made by former prime minister Theresa May and had been instrumental in leading the rebellion of the Eurosceptic European Research Group (ERG) of Tory MPs.

If the ERG follows Mr Rees-Mogg in supporting Mr Johnson's deal, it may help the prime minister pass his deal through Parliament this week.

A spokeswoman for Number 10 says the prime minister will make a statement when he arrives in Brussels. He is travelling there for the EU summit.

She told journalists in Westminster "today is a significant moment" and said Mr Johnson's deal "protects the union".

"It is the best way forward for the UK. It is a deal that will take us out of the EU on 31 October and delivers for the country," she added.

Michel Barnier tells the press conference there are four main elements to the part of the Brexit deal concerning Northern Ireland:

1. The island will remain aligned to a limited set of EU rules, meaning goods will be checked on entry to the island, rather than across a border on the island
2. Northern Ireland will remain in the UK's customs territory, benefiting from the UK's future trade policy. but it will also remain an entry point into the single market
3. Mr Barnier did not go into detail about what has been decided about VAT - a key sticking point of the deal for the DUP - but he says: "On this point also we have maintained the integrity of the single market but also satisfied the UK's legitimate wishes"
4. Four years after the enforcement of the deal, the elected representatives of Northern Ireland will be able to vote on whether or not to keep the arrangements in place

"Discussions over the past days have at times been difficult, but have delivered and we have delivered together," Mr Barnier says.

"What really matters [in Northern Ireland] is peace," he adds.