OK, credit where it's due. The cabinet has signed up to a common Brexit negotiating position. And what happens?
EU boss Donald Tusk responds
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"I am glad that the UK seems to be moving towards more detailed position, however if media reports are correct then I am afraid the UK position is based on pure illusion." he said."It looks like the [have your] 'cake' [and eat it] philosophy is still alive.
"From the very start it has been a key principle of the EU27 that there can be no cherry-picking and no single market à la carte."This will continue to be a key principle, I have no doubt."
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https://news.sky.com/story/irish-pm-...rexit-11263689
Rebels press May to stay in customs union
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But hours after the contours of the plan emerged, the Conservative former ministers Anna Soubry, Nicky Morgan, Jonathan Djanogly and Stephen Hammond signed a cross-party amendment with Labour’s Chuka Umunna to the government’s trade bill backing a customs union.
“I believe we have a majority in the Commons for it,” Mr Umunna said.
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https://www.ft.com/content/7cdae51c-...c-25c814761640