David Cameron will seek to persuade Conservative MPs to back his EU reform proposals when he appears at Prime Minister's Questions.

A draft deal, drawn up by European Council president Donald Tusk after months of negotiations, was released on Tuesday.

The prime minister said the plan would deliver the "substantial change" needed to keep Britain inside the EU.

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Mr Cameron will get his first chance to gauge the reaction to the deal when he addresses the Commons at 12pm.

Prominent Eurosceptics from his party, including ex-defence secretary Liam Fox, have already condemned it, saying it did not "come close" to the changes promised.

But Mr Cameron will be hoping he has done enough to convince undecided Tories to get behind the deal ahead of a crucial meeting of EU leaders on February 18 and 19.

The prime minister did receive a major boost when Theresa May gave the strongest indication yet that she will campaign to stay in the EU.

The home secretary said the proposals provided "a basis for a deal".

Mrs May had been tipped as a possible leader of the "out" campaign in the forthcoming referendum.

Some British newspapers are clearly unimpressed with the deal if Wednesday's front pages are anything to go by.

The Sun's features Mr Cameron as Dad's Army's Captain Mainwaring under the headline: "Who do EU think you are kidding Mr Cameron?"

Robert Peston, ITV News' political editor, said Mr Cameron's biggest EU opponents are set to be the press "he would normally look to for backing".

Robert Peston writes: