Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva last night said Portugal had been one of the countries that most fought for the two sides to reach an agreement. The Minister also said the deal means that little will change between now and 2020, excepting for London’s inability to form part of any decision-making in Brussels.

Meanwhile, Theresa May faces a grilling from MPs later over the draft Brexit agreement the UK has reached with the EU. The PM secured her cabinet's backing for the deal after a five-hour meeting, although several ministers are understood to have spoken against it. She has also faced a backlash from Tory Brexiteers and her Democratic Unionist Party backers, amid suggestions of moves to force a no-confidence vote. Labour will announce later whether or not it will back the deal. However, leader Jeremy Corbyn said he did not believe was in the national interest.