Thread by @pmdfoster

So @BorisJohnson is holding a press conference

He's "very confident" this colleagues in Parliament will vote for his #brexit deal /1

@BorisJohnson Says the deal is a "great deal" and will allow the UK to leave the EU "as one united kingdom"....a memo that doesn't seem to have reached @duponline @DUPleader /2

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader So @bbclaurak : why are you confident? what will you do if it fails

@BorisJohnson tl/dr I'm confident "I don't thinkg there is any case for a delay" /3

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak .@Peston ask why @BorisJohnson felt in necessary to "turn over" his partners @duponline

BJ says it's a good deal for all UK and will lead to no checks of any kind at the border in NI, and in that respect is a "great success" (hear, hear on that point)/4

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak @Peston So Jonathan Dimblebly asks why the deal will heal the country?

So @BorisJohnson says the "extraction process" will start the healing process. /5

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak @Peston So @tnewtondunn asks if Tory MPs that vote against deal will lose whip like the 21 Tory rebels

@BorisJohnson ducks "I'm not going to get into whipping here". There a v good case to vote for the deal. /6

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak @Peston @tnewtondunn So @PippaCrerar asks why Labour MPs will vote for it given concerns for workers' rights?

BJ says it will create a "fantastic new deep and special partnership" and containts commitments UK "Gladly makes" to maintain enviro and social protections./7

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak @Peston @tnewtondunn @PippaCrerar So @BethRigby You have the deal but not the votes..are you making same mistake as @theresa_may

BJ says he's sure MPs will want to "honour teh mandate of the people" and get Brexit done. /8

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak @Peston @tnewtondunn @PippaCrerar @BethRigby @theresa_may SO a German journalist tries to get a question in.... @BorisJohnson shuffles out, "I'm so sorry..." has to go to dinner. Exeunt. 9/ENDS

@BorisJohnson @duponline @DUPleader @bbclaurak @Peston @tnewtondunn @PippaCrerar @BethRigby @theresa_may PS @GeorgeWParker asked if EU 27 would had said they would not give an extension...

@BorisJohnson replied he was confident of getting the deal through. (Really ends).