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ARTICLE · 03 AUGUST 2018

Brexit: Constructive Compromise Or Deeper Divisions?

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As Westminster heads off for summer recess after a frenetic few weeks, our feet can finally touch the ground as we consider the Brexit developments since the European Council summit at the end of June.

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David Noon
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As Westminster heads off for summer recess after a frenetic few weeks, our feet can finally touch the ground as we consider the Brexit developments since the European Council summit at the end of June.

In my last blog, I was reflecting on the lack of progress in negotiations and looking ahead to the pivotal Cabinet meeting at Chequers and the Brexit White Paper. Since then, a lot has happened but not a great deal has yet changed, and for fear of repeating myself, we still do not have a great deal of clarity on where we may end up.

The Prime Minister put forward a White Paper proposing a 'soft' Brexit which garnered a strong reaction from pro-leave MPs at the ongoing close ties with the EU it suggested. Before the proposal was even off the blocks, MPs forced amendments to the Trade Bill that required the Prime Minster to revise one of the central tenets of her proposal on customs. In a counter move from pro-EU MPs, further amendments were tabled in a move

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