Rishi Sunak faces judgment day on his Brexit deal

Rishi Sunak has received plaudits from MPs, foreign leaders and the media over the Windsor Framework. Yet the deal has not been voted on. This will change this week with MPs asked to vote on Wednesday on the Prime Minister’s renegotiation of the Northern Ireland protocol.

So far the mood music has been broadly good for Sunak. The deal went further than many in the party expected on issues such as the Stormont brake – which could allow the Northern Ireland assembly to stop new EU single market rules from applying in the region if activated. There have been no ministerial resignations and little sign that a mass rebellion is on the cards.

However, the deal has been the subject of some criticism, with Boris Johnson (currently the only public Tory rebel) saying he would struggle to vote for the deal and several DUP MPs also voicing concern – particularly over the circumstances in which the brake would really be used.