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Brexit: Barnier and Barclay hold talks after positive Johnson-Varadkar meeting on potential deal – live news


Follow the latest political developments after Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar agreed there was a “pathway to a possible Brexit deal” after an unexpectedly constructive meeting

The Pro-Brexit Tory MP, Nigel Evans, has said members of the Eurosceptic European Research Group could vote for concessions on Northern Ireland if the DUP was in favour.

“I think it is very difficult to get it through without the DUP, but we have seen a shift from the DUP already,” he said according to PA.

“We’re going to look at the detail – none of us know.

“I believe it is three dimensional poker and we’re playing very high risk stakes here.

ITV’s Joe Pike has been told that the Labour defector, Angela Smith, now a Lib Dem MP, plans to stand against the Tory backbench shop steward Graham Brady.

She faces a tough battle: In 2017 Brady secured a majority of more than 6,000 votes over Labour with the LibDems a very distant third.

Angela Smith says: ‘Me and the @LibDems are confident we stand an excellent chance of winning the seat.’

The Altrincham constituency leans Remain and Sir Graham Brady is pro-Brexit.

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