What is the Brexit deal? Theresa May's controversial agreement with the EU explained
Theresa May has secured a draft Brexit agreement with Brussels after months of wrangling.
The prime minister cleared the first hurdle when the cabinet backed her Brexit blueprint before European leaders rubber-stamped the plan at a special summit in November.
But the future of the deal – and Ms May’s leadership – was thrown into doubt when she dramatically shelved a crunch parliamentary vote on Monday in the face of near-certain defeat at the hands of Tory backbenchers.
Amid a furious backlash, Conservative backbench leader Sir Graham Brady announced he had received the necessary 48 letters to trigger a no-confidence vote in the prime minister on Wednesday.
