UK PM May accused of deceiving ministers over Brexit – The UK Times

The UK Times carried a report ahead of the voting next week, citing that the UK PM Theresa May kept the Brexit Ministers in dark over a key negotiation document until hours before it was due to be published.

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“The prime minister shared a blueprint for avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland with leading Remain-supporting cabinet ministers at the weekend, days before giving it to Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and Michael Gove.

The “backstop” plan is opposed by Brexiteers because it commits the whole of the UK to elements of the customs union if London and Brussels cannot agree on a deal on border controls for goods.

Philip Hammond, the chancellor, and Karen Bradley, the Northern Ireland secretary, were among those to see the four-page paper early as was David Davis.”