Jeremy Corbyn claims leaked documents show Boris Johnson is 'misleading' people about Brexit deal

Jeremy Corbyn has shared a government document which he claims provides "cold hard evidence" that Boris Johnson has been misleading people about his Brexit deal.

The Labour leader said the 15-pages of the report, which he said was a confidential official paper, "paint a damning picture of Johnson’s deal on the issue of Northern Ireland in particular" and would mean a border in the Irish Sea after Britain leaves the EU.

Holding up his "evidence", he said: "What we have here is a confidential report by Johnson’s own government marked 'official – sensitive' that exposes the falsehoods that Boris Johnson has been peddling.

"This is the cold, hard evidence that categorically shows the impact Johnson’s damaging Brexit deal will have on large parts of our country."

On barriers between Northern Ireland the rest of the UK after Brexit, he said the documents show "there will be customs declarations and security checks between Northern Ireland and Great Britain".

"It's there in black and white," he added. "This drives a coach and horses through Boris Johnson’s claim that there will be no border in the Irish Sea."

He held up the pages which had the title "NI Protocol: Unfettered access to the UKIM".

Mr Corbyn previously shared 451 pages detailing UK-US trade talks which he claimed put the NHS on the table, though the Government has denied that is the case and insisted the service would not be included in negotiations.

He said: "Johnson pretends the NHS is not on the table in toxic talks with Trump just as he pretends there won’t be a border in the Irish Sea but the truth is not even his own government believes him."

A spokesman for the Treasury said: "We don't comment on leaked documents."

The announcement came in the run up to a TV head-to-head between the two leaders tonight.

The Labour leader spoke alongside shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer today.

Sir Keir spoke of his optimism that Labour could secure a new deal and conduct a referendum on that and remain within six months of being in power, if it forms a Government after the general election.

Last month, the PM suggested his Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay was incorrect to indicate goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK would face checks as a result of the Brexit deal struck with the EU.

Mr Barclay previously told MPs that "some information" and "minimal targeted interventions" would be required on goods travelling between the two areas of the UK, due to Northern Ireland remaining aligned with Dublin and Brussels' trading rules for agricultural products and manufactured items as part of the exit terms.