World How Boris Johnson CAN win over Westminster: PM starts 36 hours of frenetic deal-making to get his deal through Commons without the DUP after victory in Brussels as Jean-Claude Juncker said there will be NO extension past Oct 31

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the European Commission headquarters EU Summit, Brussels, on Thursday Boris Johnson tonight began a frantic effort to get his Brexit deal passed by MPs as he warned Tory hardliners they face being stripped of the party whip if they fail to get behind him.

The Prime Minister faces a knife-edge Commons vote on what has been dubbed 'Super Saturday' as he attempts to get a majority for his agreement without the support of the Democratic Unionist Party.

Even if he gets the backing of all 287 Tory MPs, he will need to win over 33 others to get the 320 votes he needs for a majority.

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Boris Johnson has been warned by furious London Tories that it would be an economic 'disaster' if the capital 'I’m privately making the case that to get our economy moving, and I mean However, senior Conservatives say the 'mood music' is that most places will be subject to the tougher levels

Ministers led by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove were last night mounting a major operation to get the backing of the 21 ex-Tories stripped of the whip last month over their attempt to block No Deal, as well as potential Labour rebels.

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited A graphic showing what Boris Johnson needs to do to be able to edge victory on 'Super Saturday'

Mr Johnson is also understood to have been personally ringing around Tory backbenchers on his mobile to talk them through the proposals.

Backbenchers were also invited to briefings on the deal hosted by ministers including Mr Gove, Home Secretary Miss Patel and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

And it is understood Mr Gove, Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan and Justice Secretary Robert Buckland held a meeting with 11 of the 21 MPs who lost the whip.

The crunch vote will take place tomorrow as the Commons meets for the first time on a Saturday since the Falklands War.

Mr Johnson said last night: 'I am very confident that when my colleagues in Parliament study this agreement they will want to vote for it on Saturday.

'Now is the moment for our parliamentarians to come together and get this thing done.'

Asked at a press conference in Brussels whether Tories who vote against a deal will be stripped of the whip, Mr Johnson said the vote will be taken 'very seriously' as he declined to answer the question directly. 

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© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Boris Johnson and Mr Macron shaking hands and appearing in good spirits at the crunch EU summit on Thursday However, the Mail understands the Prime Minister has privately warned Eurosceptics they will be cast out of the party if they do not support a deal.

Some 28 members of the European Research Group (ERG) refused to back Theresa May's deal when it was voted on for a third time in March, but even the most hardline Brexiteers yesterday signalled they could vote for an agreement this time.

Peter Bone, Andrew Bridgen, Sir Bernard Jenkin and Andrea Jenkyns were among those suggesting they could support it.

Mr Bridgen told BBC Radio 4's PM programme: 'It is a far better deal than Theresa May's... I am very encouraged and the more I read the more I like it.'

Others such as Priti Patel, Theresa Villiers and James Duddridge are now ministers so will be expected to vote for it.

Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg, who used to lead the ERG, yesterday called on all its members to back the deal.

Speaking in the Commons, he said: 'All Eurosceptics – all my friends who sit where I used to sit – can rally around this great deal

'It is a really good exciting deal that takes out the undemocratic backstop, delivers on what the Prime Minister promised he would do. 

'In 85 days he has achieved something which could not be achieved in three years.'

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited This is how Boris Johnson could win over enough MPs to get his deal through Parliament. He faces a uphill struggle to win the vote on Saturday Asked in Brussels whether the 21 MPs would have the whip restored if they back the deal, Mr Johnson said: 'It is a big and important vote and we will be making further announcements about that in due course. There are a series of votes.'

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Six of the group – Richard Benyon, Greg Clark, Stephen Hammond, Richard Harrington, Sir Oliver Letwin and Sir Nicholas Soames – yesterday indicated they were planning to vote for the deal.

Sir Nicholas told BBC Newsnight: 'My quarrel with the Prime Minister was over nothing except for No Deal. So there is a deal, and I will vote for it and so will many of my colleagues who had the whip taken away from them.

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited A buoyed Mr Johnson speaks with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, pictured centre right, and other European leaders on Thursday

'It's been a very painful time – not just for Parliament, but for the country. Families have split. Businesses have split. 

'The country is split, which is why Parliament is split. 'And it is, therefore time I think to say that this is the end of a very painful time.'

He added: 'I think the Prime Minister needs to make plain he regards this as a healing deal – as an opportunity to try and heal the rifts in the House and in parties elsewhere, and to put out a hand to all parties to come together on this.'

He continued: 'It's not a great deal, this isn't a great deal, but it's not a bad deal. I think you can assume that the 21 will by and large vote for it.'

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Chris Hughes, Account Director at Cicero Global, tweeted a table showing all the possible scenarios on what has been dubbed 'Super Saturday' in the Commons

Asked yesterday what would happen if the Commons votes down the deal, Mr Gove told Sky News: 'We don't contemplate defeat.'

A No10 spokesman said: 'We want all MPs to support it. The PM believes this is the best way forward for the whole of the UK.

'It protects the union, it removes the backstop and deals with the unique circumstances on the island of Ireland and MPs this weekend have an opportunity to back a deal that means the UK leaving the EU in an orderly way on October 31.'  

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'Come together' and get it done: Boris takes his battle back to Westminster with call for MPs' backing after securing last-gasp Brexit deal against all the odds

Boris Johnson last night urged MPs to 'come together' and get Brexit done after securing an extraordinary last-minute deal.

In a remarkable turnaround, the Prime Minister agreed a deal with the EU which scraps the hated Irish backstop and leaves the UK free to strike trade deals around the world.

Tomorrow he will put the deal to MPs on a historic Saturday sitting of Parliament as he continues a frantic dash to keep his pledge to take Britain out of the European Union by October 31.

In Brussels last night, Mr Johnson delivered an emphatic message to MPs, saying: 'It hasn't always been an easy experience for the UK.

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited In Brussels last night, Mr Johnson delivered an emphatic message to MPs, saying: ‘It hasn’t always been an easy experience for the UK

'It has been long, it has been painful, it has been divisive, and now is the moment for us as a country to come together.

'Now this is the moment for our parliamentarians to come together and get this thing done.'

The deal came at a price, with Mr Johnson's DUP allies refusing to back it and accusing the PM of 'driving a coach and horses' through the Good Friday Agreement. The loss of ten DUP MPs leaves him facing an uphill struggle to win tomorrow's vote.

Allies of Mr Johnson believe his strenuous efforts will play well with an electorate desperate to get the tortuous Brexit process over, even if his deal is defeated by MPs.

They are gearing up for an election within weeks in which Mr Johnson will urge the public to give him a majority to finally deliver Brexit.

But David Cameron's former spin chief, Sir Craig Oliver, warned the strategy was high-risk, saying: 'I suspect Boris Johnson and his team think they have the numbers to pass the deal without the DUP – but even if they don't, they get to run a populist election campaign, which should be enough. But it's so volatile a change of just a few points could be disastrous.'

Last night a concerted effort was under way to woo Labour MPs in Leave-voting areas to back the deal in return for guarantees on workers' rights and environmental standards. Allies of the PM believe he needs to win the support of 15 Labour MPs to have a chance of victory.

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker also turned up the pressure on MPs, saying 'there will be no prolongation', after holding talks with Mr Johnson.

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker also turned up the pressure on MPs, saying 'there will be no prolongation', after holding talks with Mr Johnson

In another bid to ramp up the pressure, senior Tories made it clear that Eurosceptic hardliners who voted against the deal would have the whip withdrawn.

Whips have also indicated that the 21 Tory MPs kicked out last month for helping rule out No Deal could be invited back in if they help push the deal through Parliament.

The breakthrough came as:

Downing Street said Mr Johnson had confounded his critics who said he was interested only in No Deal. A senior source said: 'We were told that the EU would never reopen the Withdrawal Agreement. 

We were told it was impossible to replace the backstop. We were told Northern Ireland could not leave the customs union. The PM has achieved all of those things and more.

'This gets Great Britain totally out, with special arrangements for Northern Ireland covered by democratic consent. We are taking back control.'

The new deal strips out the controversial Irish backstop and replaces it with a complex deal for Northern Ireland designed to prevent a hard border. 

© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited The DUP's deputy leader Nigel Dodds (left) criticised the PM, saying: 'He has been too eager by far to get a deal at any cost. If he held his nerve and held out he would have got better concessions that kept the integrity of the UK'

Under the terms of the agreement, the province will remain aligned with single market rules for all goods and will have to levy the same rate of VAT as the Irish Republic. 

It will also have to accept customs checks on goods arriving from the rest of the UK – effectively a customs border in the Irish Sea, which Mr Johnson once vowed to oppose.

But, crucially, the EU also agreed to a form of democratic consent, which will give Northern Ireland the opportunity to leave the arrangement every four years if a majority in the devolved Stormont Parliament vote for it. Mr Johnson said it was 'an excellent deal for Northern Ireland'.

But the DUP's deputy leader Nigel Dodds criticised the PM, saying: 'He has been too eager by far to get a deal at any cost. If he held his nerve and held out he would have got better concessions that kept the integrity of the UK.'

Mr Johnson said he was 'very confident' of getting the deal through. But privately, aides admit they face a fierce battle.

One senior source said: 'MPs should get Brexit done, but they are too mad – they're bound to vote it down.'

Failure to win the vote would leave the PM on a collision course with Parliament and the courts over the controversial law that will force him to seek an extension if he has not got a deal by tomorrow night.

But last night there were signs that the 28 Eurosceptic 'Spartan' MPs – who voted down Theresa May's deal three times – were warming to the agreement. Andrew Bridgen, of the European Research Group, said he was willing to back the deal despite the DUP's opposition.

He said: 'This is far more palatable to me. It looks like Brexit, it smells like Brexit. That's Brexit for me.'

Sir Nicholas Soames, one of the 21 Tories expelled last month, said he would back the deal, and predicted most of the group would do the same.

Rotherham MP Kevin Barron last night became the first Labour MP to publicly back the deal.

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