Jeremy Corbyn has warned MPs to reject Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal which he claims would trigger a ‘race to the bottom’ on workers’ rights.

The Labour leader launched a scathing attack on the PM’s new deal ahead of what is set to be a historic show down in the House of Commons.

MPs are set to vote on the withdrawal agreement struck by Boris Johnson and the EU later today, unless the Letwin Amendment seeking a delay is passed.

Responding to the PM’s opening statement in which he declared he had secured a ‘new and better deal for the UK’,  Corbyn urged the commons not to be ‘duped’.

He said:  ‘The Government’s own economic analysis shows this deal would make the poorest regions even poorer. And could cost each person in this country over £2,000 per year’.

Corbyn said Johnson has negotiated a deal that is ‘even worse than the original withdrawal agreement’.

He accused the PM of being dishonest about the effect his deal would have on manufacturing and jobs.

He argued a vote for the deal would be a vote to cut jobs all over the country and usher in a ‘Trump trade deal … exposing our families to chlorinated chicken’.

Moving onto workers rights, he quoted Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the TUC, who said the deal would hammer the economy, cost jobs and, ‘sell workers down the river’.

He was jeered as he mentioned her name but responded by saying she represented 6 million voters.

Ahead of his speech he said Labour would reject the deal, tweeting: ‘Boris Johnson’s sell-out deal risks triggering a race to the bottom on rights and protections: putting food safety at risk, cutting environmental standards and workers’ rights, and opening up our NHS to a takeover by US corporations.’

There has been some suggestion that Labour could actually push Boris Johnson’s deal over the line.

The PM is believed to have targeted MPsin vote-leaving areas for support.

The Labour leader has not confirmed if MPsin his party  will have the whip removed if they vote for Boris Johnson’s deal.

Responding to Corbyn’s attack, Johnson said he was ‘disappointed’ with the tone used by his rival and claimed Corbyn didn’t trust his own party.

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