UK Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held another day of productive (as described by Conservatives) and technical ( as described by Labour) talks on Brexit. No conclusion was made yet and discussions will continue on Friday. May will need to bring back her plans to a EU summit on April 10, just two days before the April 12 cliff edge, if UK is to avoid no-deal Brexit.
Corbyn told Labour MPs that “agenda items were customs arrangements, single market alignment including rights and protections, agencies and programmes, internal security, legal underpinning to any agreements and confirmatory vote.” It’s reported that in accordance with Labour’s demands an option on confirmatory referendum on any Brexit deal would be tabled in any vote next week. That would be included in May’s letter to Corbyn on Friday, outlining the agreement. But such a move would definitely trigger blackslashes from pro-Brexit Conservatives.
In the House of Lords, Pro-Brexit members were accused of filibustering to block the bill that blocks no-deal Brexit. The Yvette Cooper bill, which would require the PM to request an article 50 extension and avoid a no-deal Brexit, will remain with the Lords until Monday. It was originally intended to be fast-tracked through the Lords by the end of Thursday.
