The House of Commons will hold an historic vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday December 11 - giving her two weeks to win over critics.
And the Prime Minister issued a plea to MPs to support her plans, warning: “No-one knows what would happen if this deal doesn’t pass.”
However, the Prime Minister received a largely hostile reception as she told the House of Commons her Brexit deal “delivers for the British people”, and warned that rejecting it would put the UK on the path to division and uncertainty.
She was loudly barracked by MPs as she insisted that no better deal was available than the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on future relations endorsed by EU leaders in Brussels on Sunday.
Mrs May insisted: “This is the right deal for Britain because it delivers on the democratic decision of the British people.
“It takes back control of our borders. It ends the free movement of people in full once and for all, allowing the government to introduce a new skills-based immigration system.
“It takes back control of our laws. It ends the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the UK and means instead our laws being made in our Parliaments, enforced by our courts.
“And it takes back control of our money. It ends the vast annual payments we send to Brussels.”
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urged MPs to “reject this terrible deal” and claimed Labour would negotiate “a sensible deal ... based on a comprehensive customs union and strong single market deal that protects rights at work and environmental safeguards.”
Theresa May also faced an onslaught of hostile questions from former Conservative Cabinet ministers.
Tory former defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon described the deal as a “huge gamble”, while former foreign secretary Boris Johnson said: “It’s very hard to see how this deal can provide certainty to business or anyone else.”
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis, former education secretary Justine Greening and former Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson, all Conservatives, also criticised the Government’s approach.
Analysis by the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority of the impact of the Withdrawal Agreement and Future Framework on the UK economy is to be published on Thursday.
Ahead of the vote in Parliament, Mrs May has started a campaign to sell her deal directly to the public, with visits to all parts of the UK planned.
Her spokesman declined to confirm or deny reports that Number 10 is considering a possible TV debate with Mr Corbyn, something the Labour leader has made clear he would relish.
But the SNP, the Lib Dems, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru insisted they should also be allowed to take part in any debates that take place.
