Brexit summit: UK warned it won't be offered 'anything more' by EU if MPs vote down deal - Politics live

Rolling coverage of the EU summit in Brussels, where Theresa May and other EU leaders are agreeing the Brexit withdrawal agreement and political declaration on the future relationship

9.26am GMT

Earlier I mentioned the open letter written by Theresa May to the nation about Brexit. (See 7.33am.) Here is the full text.

The most interesting paragraph is the penultimate one, which I’ve marked on bold, where May says that after Brexit on 29 March next year she hopes that there will be “renewal and reconciliation” and that the country will come together.

When I became your prime minister the United Kingdom had just voted to leave the European Union. From my first day in the job, I knew I had a clear mission before me - a duty to fulfil on your behalf: to honour the result of the referendum and secure a brighter future for our country by negotiating a good Brexit deal with the EU. Throughout the long and complex negotiations that have taken place over the last year and a half, I have never lost sight of that duty.

Today, I am in Brussels with the firm intention of agreeing a Brexit deal with the leaders of the other 27 EU nations. It will be a deal that is in our national interest - one that works for our whole country and all of our people, whether you voted ‘Leave’ or ‘Remain’.

9.09am GMT

Now EU27 working session to endorse the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on future EU-UK relations. #EUCO #Brexit

Continue reading...