Cross-party talks facing axe
The National Executive Committee met yesterday and spent five hours thrashing out the wording of the manifesto for the European elections.
A call to campaign for a second vote under all circumstances – as backed by deputy party leader Tom Watson – was rejected.
Instead, Labour will demand a fresh referendum only if it cannot secure changes to the PM’s Brussels deal or force a general election. Leader Mr Corbyn hopes the decision will help him fend off a major assault from Nigel Farage’s Brexit party.
A source said: “The THE Government will bin cross-party Brexit talks if there is no progress by next Wednesday, sources say.
Negotiations between the Tories and Labour restart on Tuesday, five weeks since we were supposed to exit the EU.
Both sides will have by then seen the likely bruising results of tomorrow’s local Gloria De Piero elections. Despite signs of compromise this week, hopes are low of finding a deal in time to scrap European polls set to take place on May 23.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned the Tories against a customs union compromise, which Labour want added to the PM’s plan.
Mr Hunt said: “I think there
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Mrs May today faces a grilling from a high-powered group of MPs on her plans to break the Brexit deadlock.
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