Brussels dismisses calls for Brexit deal to be rewritten

Commission spokesman Eric Mamer insisted that the Withdrawal Agreement is a “firm document” which is not going to be rewritten.

The European Commission has rejected calls for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement to be rewritten after senior Tories complained it could leave the UK liable for €177bn of unpaid loans.

Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said the deal means we are “hooked into the EU’s loan book”.