'We got what we need'. A suspension and sunset clause give MEPs the guarantees they had demanded in trilogue talks with EU ministers on Wednesday morning, giving the parliament a major PR victory.

Clear "guarantees" that the US cannot backtrack on its trade deal with the EU are needed before MEPs can approve it, warned the European Parliament's top negotiator, Bernd Lange.

Negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement in the early hours of Wednesday on the…