Theresa May begs Jeremy Corbyn to back her 'one last chance' Brexit deal as Tory opposition grows

Theresa May has called on Jeremy Corbyn to "compromise" and back her Brexit bill, as widespread criticism of her plans from MPs across the Commons grows.

In a speech last night, the Prime Minister outlined revisions to her thrice-rejected Brexit deal deal aimed at trying to win support from both Labour MPs and Tory eurosceptics.

In a major concession, May said it will include a pledge to give the Commons a vote on whether to hold a second EU referendum.

It also contained guarantees to match EU standards on workers' rights and the environment, as well as a vow to put the Government under a legal obligation to find "alternative arrangements" to the controversial Irish backstop before the end of 2020.

Within minutes of the speech, several leading Tory Brexiteers said they would not support her deal, including leadership hopefuls Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab.

After six weeks of negotiations between Labour and the Government collapsing without a deal, the PM wrote to Corbyn to urge him to compromise on the new version of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - which MPs are due to vote on next month.

She pointed out it contains measures aimed at ensuring workers' rights and environmental protections, as demanded by Corbyn.

She said the Government had also shifted on customs arrangements and single market access, and would also give MPs a vote on whether to hold a second referendum.

"I have shown that I am willing to compromise to deliver Brexit for the British people," May said. "I ask you to compromuse too so that we can deliver what both our parties promised in our manifestos and restore faith in our politics."

Speaking in the wake of May's speech setting out her new-lokk Brexit deal, Corbyn said: "We will of course look seriously at the details of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill when it is published.

"But we won't back a repackaged version of the same old deal - and it’s clear that this weak and disintegrating government is unable deliver on its own commitments."

Meanwhile, Johnson and Raab joined furious Conservative MPs in denouncing May's latest attempt to win support from across the Commons with a string of changes to her EU deal.

Raab, the former Brexit Secretary, said: “I cannot support legislation that would be the vehicle for a second referendum or customs union.”

And Johnson, the ex-foreign secretary who switched to backing the PM's deal at the last vote in March, said the revised plan was “directly against our manifesto” as he warned: "We can and must do better — and deliver what the people voted for."