Theresa May is preparing to make a “bold offer” to British MPs in a final attempt to get her beleaguered Brexit deal through Parliament and onto the statue book before she leaves office. Ministers will begin discussions on Monday on a package of measures to be included in the forthcoming Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) aimed at securing cross-party support. The move follows the final collapse on Friday of cross-party talks with Labour aimed at finding an agreed way forward which would allow Britain to leave the EU with a deal. However, UK Government sources made clear the package would not just be aimed at Labour MPs but would seek to secure the widest possible support across the Commons. But after three previous attempts to get her deal through the Commons went down to hefty defeats, many Tory MPs are sceptical that her fourth will fare any better.

Source: Irish Examiner May 18, 2019 21:00 UTC