Theresa May’s attempt to keep Britain partially in the EU’s single market has been rejected by Leavers in her Cabinet and described as a ‘plot to frustrate Brexit’.
The plan, which was cooked up by the PM’s top EU advisor, was supposed to work as a compromise between the Leavers and the former Remainers lead by Chancellor Philip Hammond.
However, the Leavers rejected the compromise, claiming that it would still leave Britain at the mercy of new EU rules.
The proposal was drafted by Theresa May’s top EU advisor Oliver Robbins and submitted to the Brexit Committee in Thursday’s crunch meeting.
It suggested that Britain would continue operating close to EU rules on hard goods and products such as cars and machines, according to The Sun.
The plan would keep Britain well away from EU rules on the services sector but would also help to protect jobs and keep trade flowing freely – however it failed to sway the committee.
The failure of the plan, drawn up by the PM’s top EU advisor Oliver Robbins, came after Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Liam Fox made it clear they would not accept any EU single market rules