Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailTheresa May had hoped to fly back to Brussels today to sign off the Brexit deal. But the Prime Minister remains grounded in London waiting for permission to board from Arlene Foster and her Cabinet Brexiteers . (Image: AFP)To the Brexiteers' eyes this undermines the central purpose of Brexit which was to strike competitive trade deals with third countries. The Labour MP Alison McGovern yesterday asked Davis a highly pertinent question: when did the Cabinet agree that Brexit meant leaving the customs union and the single market? It has also been reported that even the Cabinet sub committee on Brexit did not discuss the plans for greater regulatory alignment.

Source: Daily Mirror December 06, 2017 08:37 UTC