The UK government is set to pen a deal that keeps it within the European Union 's customs union beyond 2021 , after the Brexit cabinet agreed to a " backstop " policy to avoid a hard border in Ireland . Under the agreement , the country will stay aligned to the customs union if post - Brexit technology is not ready in time . Pro - leave MP Jacob Rees - Mogg said the agreement makes a clear sticking point seem unreachable , while prime minister Theresa ##rick ##ets MPs that voting against the government on Brexit risk damaging British politics .
The UK government is set to pen a deal that keeps it within the European Union's customs union beyond 2021, after the Brexit cabinet agreed to a "backstop" agreement to avoid a hard border in Ireland. Under the agreement, the UK will stay aligned to the customs union if post-Brexit technology is not ready in time. Pro-leave MP Jacob Rees-Mogg said the agreement makes a clear end point seem unreachable, while prime minister Theresa May claimed MPs that vote against the government on Brexit risk damaging British politics.