Brexit: Theresa May seeks to sell her plan to conservative skeptics Theresa May speaks after a 12-hour cabinet board Theresa May asks Conservative MPs' backing for the cabinet's proposal on UK-EU relations after Brexit

The plan was approved by the Prime Minister's prime ministers at a 12-hour cabinet meeting on Friday.

Ms. May said the plan "will be good for the UK and good for the EU". Jacob Rees-Mogg told the BBC that when the details come up, it could be even worse than leaving the EU without agreement.

million. Rees-Mogg, leader of Tory's European Research Group MEPs said that until now, only the three-page summary of the agreement had been published, and he should wait and see the full document of more than 100 pages to see if it was consistent with the Conservative election manifesto, or raised to a "Brexit punishment".

All conservative backbenchers were invited to an information session with party leader Julian Smith on Saturday at Downing Street. About 40 are expected to attend.

On Friday, the ministers signed a plan to create a free trade zone for industrial and agricultural products with the bloc, based on a "common regulation".

They also supported what could constitute a "customs territory"

Laura Kuenssberg, editor-in-chief of the BBC, said that the Prime Minister had "chosen his camp" by opting for a closer relationship with the EU as many of his colleagues eager to sell him to his party and other European leaders.

No. 10, she added, was hoping that the new commitments would free up the next phase of negotiations with the rest of the EU, but it was not yet clear how much money there was. objections had been raised in the cabinet.

Downing Street stated that the proposals marked a "substantial evolution" of the UK's position and would resolve outstanding concerns about the future of the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic

. It's a good thing for the UK and for the EU, and I look forward to it being received positively, "Ms. May told the BBC.

A pro-Brexit cabinet minister told the BBC that there was "no point" in voting for "we were well and truly over 20 to seven."

The UK said it now wanted to speed up the negotiations – an effort to reach an agreement by October but has also warned that it will intensify preparations to leave on March 29, 2019 without an agreement

European negotiator Michel Barnier, who suggested that the EU would be ready to change position if the UK released some of its "red lines", tweeted that plans would be evaluated to see if they were "realistic"

What was agreed at a cabinet meeting

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The prime minister had gathered his 26 ministers in his campaign residence to try to resolve differences over the shape of the UK's relations with the EU and break out of the current stalemate with the EU. ; EU.

The main details of Checkers' statement are as follows:

• The United Kingdom would accept continued "harmonization" with the EU's rules on trade in goods, covering only those necessary to secure a friction free trade. to say how these rules are incorporated into British law, retaining the right to refuse to do so
• There will be different arrangements for trade in services, including financial products, with greater "regulatory flexibility" and "strong reciprocal agreements". Freedom of movement as such will end, but a "mobility framework" will allow citizens of the United Kingdom and the EU to continue to visit their territories and apply for study and work
• with the aim of "a combined customs territory"
• The United Kingdom will be able to control its own tariffs and develop an independent commercial policy
• The jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice will end but the United Kingdom will take into account its decisions in areas where common rules are in effect

Ms May stated that it was "an important step" in the process of negotiating the smooth exit of the UK from the EU. working with the EU to make sure that we reach this end point in October. But it is good that we have come today, following our detailed discussions, to a positive future for the United Kingdom, "she said.

She stated that these proposals should be published in a white paper next week freedom to conclude trade agreements with other countries while maintaining regulatory, environmental and consumer standards

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As part of zo projects The UK would be legally committed to follow EU legislation for a large part of the economy, including manufacturing and agriculture.

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The paper also commits the government to prepare for a non-transaction scenario, as one of the possible outcomes, "given the short time that remains before the necessary conclusion of negotiations".

Reaction to the Agreement

The IWC Employers' Group welcomed the proposals for a free-trade area for goods which it believed would bring "renewed confidence To businesses.

The Secretary of International Trade in the shadow, Barry Gardiner, said that there was "a danger that it is the lowest common denominator", rather than the "guarantee the strong negotiating position we need with the EU".

He told BBC Radio 4's Today program: "Once upon a time we were told that Brexit means Brexit", now we are told that this means maintaining a common settlement for all goods, a common institutional framework to interpret the agreement and the United Kingdom. "It sounds a lot like regulatory alignment, at the ECJ (European Court of Justice) and at half of a customs union for me."

The head of the SNP in Westminster, Ian Blackford, called the agreement "a fudge," adding, "There could be an agreement, for the moment, in the cabinet." Nigel Dodds, for the Democratic Unionist Party, said: "The government's commitment to Checkers to the political and constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom without borders between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. United Kingdom is a welcome reaffirmation of what is a top priority for us. "

Sir Vince Cable, leader of the Liberal Democrats, said that it could be the case that" Brexiteers have signed to it knowing perfectly that it will not pbad to the European Union and they will then be able to blame Europe for the fact that it will not work. "

MK Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards said:" This latest proposal continues to pick some aspects of EU membership. A perfectly clear way for EU negotiators is unacceptable. More fudge means even more uncertainties and even more damage to our economy.

Mixed Views of Brexiteers

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, who supports Brexit in the referendum, said the agreement would end the free movement of the European Court of Justice in the UK – saying that British judges still pay for the courts of other countries, such as Canada or Hong Kong.

He adds, on the Today program of BBC Radio 4, that the cabinet has agreed to speed up preparations for the UK leave the EU without an agreement on Brexit.

Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom also tweeted his support for the case.

The Campaign Group Pro-Brexit Leave Leave Means Leave says it would represent a "bad deal for the UK" that would only slide even further than the EU is taking more and more.

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the plan represented a "global business sale" and would not do anything for the 90% of the UK who do not export to Europe. The veteran conservative Eurosceptic MP Sir Bill Cash said he was "deeply disappointed for the least" plans, which he said could contradict the terms of the EU withdrawal law pbaded by MEPs last month.