Brexit bill: Cabinet backs PM’s Brexit compromises offer

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The cabinet has agreed Theresa May’s plan for her Withdrawal Agreement Bill, including compromises intended to attract the support of Labour MPs.

 

It includes the idea of a temporary customs relationship until the next general election, and measures on the environment and workers’ rights.

 

The bill will be put to a vote in early June, and if it fails, the PM is likely to come under intense pressure to quit.

 

She will give a speech on the latest developments at 16:00 BST.

 

BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said MPs and ministers who were not at cabinet would be briefed before the PM’s speech, entitled “A new Brexit deal – seeking common ground in Parliament”.