And Chief Whip Julian Smith reportedly warned: "It's a customs union or a second referendum, and we are not having a second referendum." She did, however, say the Government may have no option but to move towards Labour on a customs union. Quizzed by journalists today, No10 refused to rule out the PM caving in and accepting a customs union as the price of a deal with Labour. Tory ministers are split over whether to move to Labour's position on Brexit - which includes a customs union with the EU, the most controversial area for compromise. And Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned the Government risks losing Tory support if it agrees a customs union.

Source: Daily Mirror May 01, 2019 07:50 UTC