Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal may not go far enough to win the support of the Democratic Unionist Party. 

The former business secretary and leading Brexiteer said that from what he had heard about the deal, which is designed to improve the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Prime Minister had "done very well". 

But he said he was "not sure" that the premier will have "achieved the objective of getting the DUP back into powersharing". 

Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain programme, Mr Rees-Mogg said: "From what I have heard, he has done very well but I am not sure that he has achieved the objective of getting the DUP back into powersharing which is the fundamental point of it."

Mr Rees-Mogg also declined to offer his personal backing for the deal at this stage as he said he would need to read the legal text of the agreement before delivering a verdict because the "devil is in the detail". 

His comments came as Mr Sunak prepares to finalise his Brexit deal with Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, later today as the latter flies into London for last minute talks. 

The pair are expected to hold a press conference to announce the deal before it is presented to Parliament in a move which will represent the biggest gamble of Mr Sunak's premiership to date.

If the deal wins the support of Tory Brexiteers and the DUP the PM will be able to move on from Brexit divisions but if the agreement falls short then Mr Sunak will face a furious backlash which could derail his administration. 

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