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May woos rebel Labour MPs in effort to gain Brexit deal backing

12:03 AM

Cash for former coal towns on offer in exchange for backing PM’s revised agreement

Theresa May is putting together a package of measures aimed at wooing Labour MPs in leave-supporting constituencies, offering greater protection for workers’ rights after Brexit and, it emerged on Wednesday night, cash for former coalfield communities.

The prime minister has asked two cabinet ministers to consult opposition backbenchers over legislation to protect workers’ rights after Brexit, although there is a fierce debate in Labour about how far to engage with the Conservatives.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WuXXXf

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