26 November 2018 | UK NEWS
Leading the agenda:
– The EU27 approved May’s Brexit deal on Sunday.
– May now faces a battle to get the deal through Parliament.
– Parliament will vote on the deal on 12 December.
– May has raised the possibility of debating the deal with Corbyn live on television.
– The EU still hopes for access to UK fishing waters.
– Boris Johnson has urged May to “junk the backstop”.
Movements:
– May to meet with her Cabinet today to discuss the deal.
– May to make statement to the Commons this afternoon.
– The Labour Parliamentary Party to meet this evening at 18:00.
General:
– Eurosceptic Tory MP John Hayes has been knighted. Insiders beleive this is the beginning of a charm offensive by May to squash potential rebellion over her Brexit deal.
– Macron has warned if the UK does not compromise on access to British fishing waters, future trade talks will be slow.
– Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones claims Wales will be poorer under May’s Brexit deal.
