'More than 20' Labour MPs prepare to defy Keir Starmer and vote against
'rotten' Brexit trade deal

     * Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing Labour revolt over decision to
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     * Group of MPs and activists said Labour must not 'rally around this
       rotten deal'
     * Came as Tory Brexiteers were poised to publish their verdict on the
       trade accord

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   Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing revolt led by former shadow
   chancellor John McDonnell over his decision to tell Labour MPs to back
   Boris Johnson's Brexit trade deal.

   Sir Keir has told Labour MPs to vote for the accord when it is crashed
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   against the deal.

   The growing Labour rebellion came as Tory Brexiteers were poised to
   announce their backing for the trade agreement.
   Sir Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to back Boris Johnson's Brexit
   trade deal with the EU when it is put to a vote tomorrow
   Sir Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to back Boris Johnson's Brexit
   trade deal with the EU when it is put to a vote tomorrow

   Sir Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to back Boris Johnson's Brexit
   trade deal with the EU when it is put to a vote tomorrow
   But Sir Keir is facing a growing Labour rebellion on the issue, with
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   support the 'rotten' accord

   Sir Keir is calling on Labour MPs to support the 'thin' post-Brexit
   free trade agreement, despite misgivings that it will fail to protect
   many key economic sectors.

   He argued, however, that the alternative of ending the Brexit
   transition period on December 31 without a deal in place would be even
   worse for the economy.
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   The statement said: 'Given the Government’s majority, it is a foregone
   conclusion that the deal will pass in parliament, but this deal will
   not "get Brexit done": negotiations over trade and regulatory
   frameworks will go on and on for years to come.

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   'We call on Labour, the labour movement and other opposition parties
   not to support the Tories’ Brexit deal when it is put to a vote in the
   House of Commons.'

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   quit over the instruction to support the deal.

   The DUP – which backed Brexit – has also said it will oppose the deal
   because the Brexit divorce settlement imposes customs checks between
   Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

   The growing Labour rebellion came as Tory Brexiteers prepared to
   deliver their formal verdict on the PM's trade accord.

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Keir Starmer faces Labour MPs' revolt over backing Brexit trade deal

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