Many MPs are furious that Boris Johnson chose to publish his Withdrawal Agreement Biill at 8 pm the night before a vote on whether to approve it in the House of Commons.
At 110 pages long and with some 64 pages of amendments, that gives critics little time to read and understand a bill that – once approved – will become law and bind the government’s hands in future negotiations with the EU over a trade deal. Even at 110 pages, the agreement is bare bone.