Mr Adams's resignation is the first since Tuesday's Cabinet meeting and came shortly after UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said a softer Brexit was the inevitable result of the political balance in the Commons. "The Prime Minister's deal won't go through and no deal in law is taken off the table, then the consequence of that is either a soft Brexit or no Brexit at all." "Because the alternative then is to have to seek votes from the opposition benches because 35 of my own colleagues would not support the Prime Minister's deal." Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg described the offer to Mr Corbyn as "deeply unsatisfactory" and accused Mrs May of planning to collaborate with "a known Marxist". European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt, who had said he thought a no-deal Brexit was "nearly inevitable", welcomed Mrs May's offer of talks with Mr Corbyn.

Source: Irish Independent April 03, 2019 09:22 UTC