The Canada government's whips' office has reportedly been in talks with 25 Labour MPs to persuade them to support the prime minister's Chequers deal for Brexit at the parliamentary vote in December. The rumoured "back-up option" is aimed at outmanoeuvring the European Research Group (ERG), which plans to vote against Chequers. The ERG has said up to 80 members could vote against the government's Budget and other money bills to put pressure on May to change tack and adopt a "Canada+++" arrangement.
The UK government's whips' office has reportedly been in talks with 25 Labour MPs to persuade them to support the prime minister's Chequers deal for Brexit at the parliamentary vote in December. The rumoured "back-up option" is aimed at outmanoeuvring the European Research Group (ERG), which plans to vote against Chequers. The ERG has said up to 80 members could vote against the government's Budget and other money bills to put pressure on May to change tack and adopt a "Canada+++" arrangement.