We’re expecting further talks between the government and Labour later today as the cross-party negotiations reach crunch point.
The talks have now been going on for a month but, despite positive noises from both sides, there has been no obvious breakthrough.
Today’s discussions are designed to change that. It is expected that Ms May’s deputy, David Lidington, will present Jeremy Corbyn’s team with a proposed government compromise on a customs union. It is expected to suggest that the UK maintain the main benefits of the customs union but will likely fall short of Labour’s demands for a full customs union with the EU after Brexit.
Whether it will be enough to convince the Labour leadership to agree to a compromise deal remains to be seen, but either way there will be MPs in both main parties who will reject the offer: anti-Brexit Labour MPs who are demanding another referendum, and Brexiteer Tories who are vehemently opposed to a customs union because it would stop the UK signing new trade deals with other countries.
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