Theresa May is preparing a last-ditch attempt to get her Brexit deal through Parliament by making a “bold offer” to MPs, according to Whitehall sources.
Ministers will begin discussions tomorrow on a package of measures to try to secure cross-party support.
It is expected to include provisions on future customs arrangements with the EU, as well as the use of technology to avoid the need for border controls between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
The weekly meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday will then consider plans for a series of “indicative votes” in the Commons to see which options could possibly be backed by a majority of MPs.
However no moves will be made to seek a revised Withdrawal Agreement, after EU officials made it clear it could not be renegotiated.
Talks between the Government and Labour over the Brexit deal ended last week, with Jeremy Corbyn saying the discussions had “gone as far as they can”.
A Government source said: “We intend to make a bold offer that will allow Parliament to back the Bill, get the deal over the line – and deliver Brexit.”
The Prime Minister has said she will bring the withdrawal agreement bill before MPs in June, after three previous attempts to get it through failed.
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