Brexit deal scrutiny begins as trade document published

The Brexit trade agreement has been published (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Scrutiny of the Brexit trade agreement with the European Union has begun after the full document was published less than a week before it is due to be implemented.

Both sides published the treaty running at up to 1,255 pages on the morning of St Stephen's Day, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson works to persuade Eurosceptic Tories to back it as the “right deal” for the country.