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Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Irish backstop, WTO rules, Tesco, Metro Bank, Kingfisher
Theresa May’s husband has been dragged into a Downing Street civil war after urging the prime minister to keep fighting for her Brexit deal. Philip May helped to persuade his wife to seek a deal with Brussels that could win over Tory Eurosceptics and their allies in the Democratic Unionist Party. - The Sunday Times.
Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, RICS, Trump, Heathrow drones, Flybe
Theresa May’s government is facing meltdown today as The Sunday Times reveals how a senior House of Commons official helped rebel MPs who are plotting to derail Brexit. Leaked emails obtained by the Sunday Times show that Dominic Grieve, the former attorney-general, has been in secret communications with Colin Lee, the clerk of bills, with the explicit intention of suspending Britain’s departure from the European Union. - The Sunday Times.