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The withdrawal agreement bill has been given its first reading in the House of Commons, with MPs now poring over every line in the text and explanatory notes.

It contains some protections on workers’ rights, such as a “non-regression principle” and the promise that parliament would get a vote on the negotiating mandate for the EU future relationship and the form of a final trade deal.

However, it remains to be seen whether this will be enough to convince wavering pro-deal Labour MPs to vote for it.

There is also the potential for hardline Eurosceptics to balk at some elements when they look at the detail of what will happen in the transition period and the potential for that to be extended for another two years.

Soft Brexit Tories may also not be convinced there are enough safeguards to stop the UK crashing out on WTO terms at the end of the transition period at the end of 2020.

Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) Hear whole Tory One Nation grouping agreed tonight not to back customs union amendment