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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to stand down candidates in Tory seats.

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that the amended withdrawal agreement may omit previous "provisions to ensure that workers' rights were not weakened after Brexit".

Sam Lowe, from the Æ÷ÀåÀÌ»çºñ¿ë
Centre for European Reform think tank, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Mr Johnson's move was "slightly performative" and its effect would be "largely domestic".

"It is a firmer deadline but of course there is still some flexibility," he said.

Mr Lowe said a December kgitbank=¾ÆÀÌÆ¼¹ðÅ©Á¾·ÎÁ¡
2020 deadline could help the PM manage his own party when it comes to making concessions to the EU.

"The prospect of a no-deal is still there," Mr Lowe said. "The question is whether Boris Johnson wants a no-deal but the evidence of recent time suggests no he doesn't."

The amendments to the withdrawal agreement come after Mr Johnson carried out a limited reshuffle of his government on Monday.