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Brexit bill - LIVE: EU leaders take two minutes to agree transition demands Brexit bill - LIVE: EU leaders take two minutes to agree transition demands
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Theresa May is under pressure from all sides as Tory disillusionment threatened to bubble over amid deepening divisions over Brexit. Theresa May has come under pressure from all sides as Tory disillusionment bubbled over amid deepening divisions over Brexit.
The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of her Brexit "war cabinet" of senior ministers after a weekend of savage infighting following Philip Hammond's claims that any changes after Brexit would be "very modest". His comments enraged Brexiteers who are afraid Ms May is preparing to deliver a Brexit "in name only".The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of her Brexit "war cabinet" of senior ministers after a weekend of savage infighting following Philip Hammond's claims that any changes after Brexit would be "very modest". His comments enraged Brexiteers who are afraid Ms May is preparing to deliver a Brexit "in name only".
In a pointed show of unity, EU leaders approved their negotiating guidelines for talks on the post-Brexit transition period in just two minutes - an issue that has proved controversial among Brexiteers, who are reluctant to continue to follow rules and regulations from Brussels after Britain leaves the bloc.In a pointed show of unity, EU leaders approved their negotiating guidelines for talks on the post-Brexit transition period in just two minutes - an issue that has proved controversial among Brexiteers, who are reluctant to continue to follow rules and regulations from Brussels after Britain leaves the bloc.
Brexit Secretary David Davis was also grilled by peers, who are gearing up to challenge the Government's flagship Brexit legislation when it moves to the Lords on Tuesday. The European Council also said for the first time that the Brexit transition period could be extended past the start of 2021, during which Britain would follow EU rules but have no say in shaping them.
It comes after Brexit Secretary David Davis told peers that the deadline for transition talks to conclude could slip back from October to the end of the year.
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