Today’s PMQs ought to have been the calm before the storm. With Theresa May unable to reveal details of the proposed Brexit deal to MPs until her Cabinet signs it off – with a crunch meeting at 2pm – the specifics are not known. However, thanks to a series of leaks from the Brussels side and the European Research Group quickly seeing red it proved to be rather tense affair.
As ever, Jeremy Corbyn failed to land a killer blow on the Prime Minister despite the rather wide goal posts. The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford had one of his more effective outings – using one question to ask why Scotland won’t get the same benefits as Northern Ireland when it comes to single market access. It’s not that Theresa May has any plans to win SNP votes for the deal – but this question highlights the issue of whether the union is weakened or strengthened by the proposed deal.
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