Rishi Sunak promises MPs to vote on 'Windsor Framework' Brexit deal

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Rishi Sunak has firmly promised MPs will get a vote on the post-Brexit 'Windsor Framework' deal struck with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen .

The Prime Minister has said the outcome of the Commons vote on his deal will be 'respected', raising the possibility of a rebellion among Brexiteer Tories if the DUP fails to back the agreement.

“Parliament have a vote at the right time and that vote will be respected,” he told a press conference alongside the EU leader at Windsor Guildhall on Wednesday .

Asked what would happen if the DUP rejected the compromise, Mr Sunak said: "I think it's important that we give everyone the time and space they need. to review the details of the framework we announced today." With Northern Ireland cemented by the deal, Mr Sunak said his deal "appo rte significant improvements in almost every aspect of their lives" impacted by the protocol.

Mr. Sunak said UK goods destined for NI will take a new "green lane" in which customs bureaucracy will be cut, with a red lane for goods destined for the Republic of Ireland. The Prime Minister claimed it ended any sense of a 'border in the Irish Sea'.

He also said the deal 'protects Northern Ireland's place in the union" - transferring EU VAT and alcohol tax powers to the UK.

Another key element is an "emergency brake" on rule changes EU over goods that can be drawn by the Northern Ireland Assembly, which Mr Sunak said would give the UK government a 'veto'.

But MPs have not have not yet been able to study in detail the role of the European Court of Justice, EU state aid rules and other Brussels regulations that may remain in place in the province.

Earlier the DUP dismissed a report by Irish News that the party would back the deal.The paper, citing a source with knowledge of the DUP's thinking, said a dinner in London had been "prepared ' with supporters tonight to explain the rationale for supporting Mr Sunak.

However, DUP leader Jef...