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Conservative MP Jo Johnson says the government is selling the package to the House on the false premises that a trade will be in place by the end of 2020 - "a highly unlikely scenario".

Mr Johnson says the UK's service sector is being thrown under a bus by Theresa May's deal.

"The prime minister's deal sets us up to fail as a country," Mr Johnson adds.

He adds that the deal is bad for the UK's sovereignty when this deal "offers economic harm".

He says the situation has become such a "farce" that there is no other option but to go back to the people for them to have their say.

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The SNP's economy spokesperson Kirsty Blackman says the SNP will continue to fight for the UK to remain in the EU, which is what the people of Scotland wanted.

Businesses are already cutting jobs in preparation for the consequences of Brexit, she says, and asks for confirmation of which countries have agreed to sign up to free trade agreements in the event of a no-deal.

People were "told stories about unicorns and mermaids", she says, adding that they were told people from other countries who come to live in the UK make our country poorer "and that is an absolute lie".

Those who come and work on these islands are net contributors to our economy, she adds: "We will be poorer by reducing net migration by any significant amount."

She tells MPs that 37 million packs of medicine travel from the EU to the UK every month, adding: "This medicine will require extra time to travel, extra testing and extra border checks if the UK are out of the customs union."

She also notes that families in Scotland will pay £55 more per week for their shopping in a no-deal scenario, with families in England's shopping budget to increase by £38.

"A no-deal is absolutely disastrous and cannot be allowed to happen."

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UKIP Peer Lord Pearson of Rannoch says that "politicians and bureaucrats" have "never done a commercial deal in their lives".

He says he looks forward to hearing rebuttals from pro-Remain economists to the Economists for Free Trade report released recently.

"The Commission's main aim" is to keep European integration running, he states, and therefore to keep the UK in the EU.

He says tariffs with the EU could cost the EU more than it would cost the UK.

He describes the problem of the Irish border "vastly inflated".

If the referendum result is not respected, he states, then "we may be sowing the seeds of civil unrest" to groans from the Chamber.

MPs are due to vote on Theresa May's Brexit agreement on Tuesday - but they will also get a chance to reshape the deal by tabling amendments to it.

The amendments vary - some seek to make relatively small tweaks, others to scupper the plan entirely.

• Possible amendments to PM's Brexit deal - BBC News

Amendments are suggested by MPs and the most important ones, in the eyes of the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, are selected for voting on by all MPs.

The votes will be just before the overall "meaningful" vote, on the government's EU Withdrawal Bill. And any which pass will change the wording of that bill.

There's discussion tonight on Twitter surrounding several of the amendments, including one from the chair of the Brexit Committee, Hilary Benn.

Here's the deputy political editor of the Times and the deputy director of the Institute of Government discussing it:

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Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says he is concerned that the backstop would entrap the UK, while it seems the EU "got all of their objectives happily sorted out".

He also has a problem with the divorce payment, especially because it will be paid regardless of whether the deal reached is acceptable.

"When you've given the most important negotiating position you have, it leaves you with very little to drive you forward," he says.

"I'm not against meeting our requirements but I am against meeting it without any commitment whatsoever."

There's been "a whole series of scare stories" about not reaching a deal, he says, and whilst he wants a satisfactory deal, this is not it. No deal "would not be catastrophic".

"This country will do incredibly well, whatever the arrangements are."

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Supporting the deal would only leave the UK with a "free trade agreement dictated to us by the EU", Labour's Barry Gardiner says, whilst a trade agreement with the United States would force the UK to weaken standards.

He expresses his "disgust" at those who sought to paint Leave voters as ignorant racists, and says the vote to leave was driven by serious issues and concerns.

"These issues will not be solved by leaving the EU, but they will not be solved by remaining. These issues will only be solved by a change of government policy, or better still a change of government."

He criticises those who suggest Brexit would reduce immigration, as it wouldn't: "What we should be explaining to people is that net migration should go up and down with our economy's needs."

"Immigration should be proclaimed loudly by every member of this house as an important and hugely beneficial resource for our economy."

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DUP Peer Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown says that in 2016 the British people gave a "clear instruction" and the government sought an "honourable settlement".

He adds that there have been some who have looked to "thwart" the work of the government on Brexit.

He calls the deal agreed "deeply flawed".

"Leave means leave," he states, adding that the UK joined the EEC together and "as one, we should leave it together".

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Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner says those who voted to leave would feel "nothing but anger and disgust" if Brexit was stopped, regardless of whether the referendum result was informed by a true impression of the EU's work.

The prime minister should have put together a deal that met the aspirations of those that voted to leave, he says, and should have reached out to build a consensus across Parliament so MPs could support it.

"When the prime minister brings her deal back to the House of Commons, it's a deal that those on all sides believe is not in the best of our country", he adds.

Workers rights and environmental protections are vital, he says, and the withdrawal agreement does not offer guarantees on them being maintained after Brexit. The letter bought back from the EU is a long way from what was promised by the prime minister, he states.

Despite her suggestions the deal was non-negotiable, she then attempted to renegotiate - he suggests she could have used this time more effectively, such as encouraging her government to improve its guidance for MPs.

"Members are being asked to take one of the most important decisions for our country on the basis of inadequate financial information", he says.

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Labour's Baroness Young of Old Scone says younger people now eligible to vote are turning against Brexit, as well as the electorate as a whole.

She adds that "there is no faith in the political system" as it currently stands. She states that there needs to be unity on dealing with the every day problems that people face.

Crossbencher the Earl of Kinnoull says that he has previously visited the EU Committees, and it has been explained to him how long and complex it is to get a change to an agreement due to the many different layers of unity needed on a single issue.

Conservative Lord Lilley says people will "get over" a no-deal Brexit, suggesting it would be a "damp squib", despite concerns.

He compares the preparations for no-deal Brexit to preparations for theMillennium Bug.

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Conservative Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, a former MEP, says "we need to accept" that students no longer want to do "back-breaking" farming work like picking vegetables from fields, a concern after Brexit.

She says the UK "must recognise" that trade deals in farms will affect "home producers" and the Food Standards Authority will have to have an enhanced role in checking foods consumed in the UK.

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International Trade Secretary Liam Fox says the UK would have to "diminish the legal differences we have with the US" to get closer to trade agreements with the country.

The Labour party have no chance of getting a better deal than we have now, and their trade policy is "total fantasy", Dr Fox adds, referring to Labour as "a shambles of an Opposition".

Dr Fox says some members have said they prefer a Norway Brexit model, but rejoining the European Economic Area (EEA) "would mean we would have to accept all the freedoms of the single market, including the free movement of people, we'd be stuck in the single market and we'd be fully prevented from pursuing a fully independent trade policy".

He says there are clear democratic grounds to oppose a second referendum, noting that the government have been given an "unambiguous instruction" from the British people, and that it would provide "greater uncertainty".

This deal carries out the democratic will of the British people, allows the UK to take back control of our borders, laws and money, delivers for the economy and allows a close relationships with the EU, he says "this agreement is the right one for the British people."

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Opening the debate, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox says that when people voted to leave they did so under the understanding that their vote would be worth as much as anyone who voted differently.

For Parliament to attempt in any way to thwart or delay Brexit would be a breach of the trust in Parliament, he warns.

There are three potential outcomes, he says: to accept the deal that has been negotiated, to leave the EU without a deal altogether, or to risk no Brexit at all.

Trade internationally has grown since the Brexit vote, he says, and last year London retained its place as the top tech investment location in Europe: "So much for the failure that would result from a vote to leave the European Union."

"We are experiencing a renaissance in manufacturing in this country," he says, as well as exporting many services. "Major new opportunities are arising" and he urges the UK to take advantage of this.

"It's therefore essential we are able to operate an independent UK trade policy...this deal enables us to develop a trade policy that will mean that we can make the most of opportunities," he says.

There has been compromises on both sides, but it significantly strengthens the UK to an "unprecedented" level, he suggests.

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That's the prime minister's statement on leaving the EU complete and, following a series of points of order, MPs are now beginning today's eight hours of debate on the withdrawal agreement ahead of the vote tomorrow.

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Labour MP Tracy Brabin - who represents the constituency of Jo Cox, the MP murdered by a far right extremist in 2016 - says that over the weekend there has been a "very disturbing increase" in threats of violence to MPs.

She asks if the PM would agree that it's important that "we are are all mindful about our language, particularly when discussing parliamentary procedures, and no deal and its consequences".

"We are at risk of widening these divisions that we've worked so hard to close, enabling a space for the far right and their followers to step in."

Theresa May says there is no place for threats in the UK. MPs and members of the public should be able to hold different opinions and hold passionate debate without the threat of physical violence and bullying.

The reassurances the prime minister secured from Brussels have not led to support from the Northern Irish party.

Laura Kuenssberg
BBC political editor

Will the prime minister shift to what many in Parliament want, a closer relationship with the EU, perhaps moving across to some kind of customs union?

Or will she ramp up preparations for no-deal, trying (which many just don't believe) to show that she really would be willing to walk away with no deal, in the hope that pressure would persuade the EU to crack and make it plain she is not for turning?

That is likely to be the call she'll have to make. One cabinet minister told me: "This week it distils into what people truly think - between those who are really scared of leaving without a deal, and those who are really scared of not leaving."

Even after all this time, the Tories, and this Brexit prime minister, are still faced with the same fundamental choice there always has been - take the risk of going it alone with a dramatic break from the EU, with all the turmoil that might go alongside it.

Or cleave to a closer relationship with the EU, some kind of customs union by another name, that could tear the Tory party apart.

Delay is a tactic that has been used by Theresa May with great effect, arguably keeping her - even if unhappily - in office.

Every route that she might choose has risks, perhaps none of the choices are tempting for Number 10.

But on Tuesday night votes will actually be counted - the numbers, and decisions after they come, just won't wait much longer.

Read more from Laura's blog here: Brexit: What's next if MPs reject May's deal? - BBC News

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Asked by Labour MP Chris Bryant about reports she will back some of the amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement tomorrow, the prime minister says nobody yet knows what amendments will be selected by the Speaker tomorrow.

• Take a look at some of the possible amendments to PM's Brexit deal

But "some of them may give reassurances but will not interfere with ratifying the agreement," she says.

According to Mr Bryant, Theresa May had previously said amendments would mean the government could not ratify the agreement.

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Scottish Conservative MP David Duguid asks for the prime minister to confirm that - contrary to suggestions by French president Emmanuel Macron and others - in the event of a backstop coming into force "there will be no more common access to our waters for EU fishermen".

Mrs May agrees with this, "if no agreement has been reached on this matter then there will no access to our waters for EU boats in the circumstances in which the backstop is in place."

"It's one of the reasons the European Union won't consider it to be a good place for them."