A Brexit deal has been agreed
A Brexit deal has been agreed with the EU.
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that a Brexit deal has been agreed with the EU.
The announcement came as the PM was heading for a crunch EU summit in Brussels and follows days of intense negotiations.
Shorlty before his Tweet, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker posted to confirm the deal...
After the deal was announced the Democratic Unionist Party said that an earlier statement saying it could not yet back the Prime Minister's Brexit plans "still stands''.
In contrast, Simon Clarke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, tweeted: "It is marvellous news that we have a good new Brexit Deal that will allow us to take back control and leave on 31 October. The anti-democratic backstop has been abolished, we will be able to strike our own free trade deals and Northern Ireland will be in the UK customs territory.''
Here's what local MPs in Greater Manchester have to say...
The pound has hit a five-month high against the US dollar following the announcement.