With Brexit delayed at the recent EU summit until as late as 31 October and a compromise plan off the immediate agenda, the political vacuum has been filled by manoeuvres to remove Theresa May from 10 Downing Street.
Brexit talks between government ministers and Labour are set to resume Tuesday. However, expectations of a breakthrough remain muted, as the focus has shifted to reinvigorated efforts by Conservatives to oust Theresa May from Downing Street.
In the Brexit talks, which were put on hold before the Easter holiday, with Labour saying it had yet to hear a possible government compromise plan, a government team including David Lidington, May’s de facto deputy, and Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay is to meet Barclay’s Labour shadow, Keir Starmer, the shadow business secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, and others at the Cabinet Office.
More talks have been scheduled, but as of yet, none are scheduled to include PM May or Jeremy Corbyn.