Theresa May faces a crunch cabinet meeting later today as she tries to win colleagues' support for a draft Brexit agreement between the UK and EU.

Senior ministers will gather in Downing Street at 14.00hrs amid calls to reject the deal from both senior Brexiteers and some Remain supporters.

Speaking on the draft agreement, Kevin Richardson, Chief Executive, CILT, says: "We are await with interest, for clarity on the draft Brexit Agreement. Frictionless borders, access to labour and certainty are key for our profession." 

Ministers have been filing into Downing Street to get their first look at the agreement in a special reading room, amid speculation about further resignations.

Theresa May is briefing ministers on the plans on a one-to-one basis ahead of a full cabinet meeting expected to last three hours.

If the cabinet signs it off, the EU Commission is expected later to publish the details of the 500-page draft withdrawal agreement as well as the much shorter declaration on future economic and security relations.

Ambassadors from the remaining 27 EU member states will discuss the possibility of organising an emergency summit later this month, earmarked for 25 November, to sign off on it.