Cabinet agrees to Theresa May's Brexit deal

Theresa May has secured Cabinet approval for her draft Brexit deal after five hours of negotiations with ministers.

Her position as Prime Minister, however, remains hanging by a thread amid widespread anger from MPs across all parties.

Speaking outside Downing Street on Wednesday evening, the PM said with her 'head and her heart' her agreement was the best for the entire country. She warned the only options were this one, no deal or no Brexit at all and that the draft agreement was 'the best that could be negotiated'.

Confirming she will make a statement to the House of Commons tomorrow, Mrs May said there had been a 'long, detailed and impassioned debate' on the Brexit deal.

She also acknowledged there will be 'difficult days ahead' – not least trying to secure the support of the DUP party, Labour and hardline Brexiteer and Remainer Tory MPs, for whom this deal satisfies neither, in a meaningful vote in Parliament later this year.

- This article first appeared on Yahoo

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